Nancy Mace to force vote on ousting fellow GOP Rep. Cory Mills from committees [View all]

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Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) plans to force a vote Wednesday censuring Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) and removing him from several committees, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Why it matters: Democrats have repeatedly threatened such a move against the embattled Florida Republican, but only as a retaliatory tactic to quash GOP censure measures. Mace wants to do it for real this time.

Democrats triggered a vote Tuesday on censuring Mills and kicking him off the Armed Services Committee, but withdrew it after a GOP measure to censure Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-V.I.) failed narrowly.

That outraged some Republicans, who accused leadership in both parties of cutting a "backroom deal" to rescue both Plaskett and Mills.

The details: Mace's censure measure will touch on the wide array of allegations against Mills, including domestic abuse, stolen valor and financial misconduct, all of which he denies.

It would strip him of both his committee assignments, kicking him off the Armed Services and Foreign Affairs committees, a source said.

Mills' office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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