Meadows loses subcommittee chair amid GOP clash
U S Representative Mark Meadows was removed as chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations by Jason Chaffetz amid leadership frustration with Meadows fellow conservatives. Meadows framed the move as a price paid for voting with constituents in Western North Carolina and pledged to continue pushing for reform. Former governor Mike Huckabee voiced support, saying Meadows voted his conscience against the party line and was punished for it.