In early December, the four men Tim Huelskamp, Justin Amash, Walter Jones, and David Schweikert were removed from their committees.

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David Schweikert, Justin Amash and Tim Huelskamp were purged from their respective committee positions for daring to make votes toward balancing the budget, breaking lockstep with the Party in the process.

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