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Des Moines RegisterView CommentsRepublican leaders&nbsp;are pushing back on U.S. Rep. Steve King, who this week said he would be reassigned to his congressional committees more than a year after he'd been stripped of those posts."As long as I am a member of the Steering Committee, I will not allow that type of person or that type of ideology to influence the legislation passed by Congress," U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, wrote on in alongside an image that says in bold capital letters: Stand against racism. The steering committee makes committee assignments for House members."He will not be serving on any committee," Stivers continued. "Steve King does more to hurt Republican and conservative causes than help." "If it comes up next term, his actions don't warrant any committee assignments," U.S. Rep. David Joyce, a Republican from Ohio and another member of the steering committee,&nbsp;.&nbsp;"There's nothing to talk about. He's not up for committee assignments."The response comes after King said in a Monday night forum in Spencer that he had reached an agreement with House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy to return to his committees.“On April 20, Kevin McCarthy and I reached an agreement that he would advocate to the Steering Committee to put all of my committees back, all of my seniority," King said&nbsp;in comments first .&nbsp;“When Congress comes back into session, when the steering committee can (inaudible) together, I have Kevin McCarthy’s word that that will be my time for exoneration.”A spokesperson for McCarthy did not return a request for comment."Never-Trumper Stivers is only one vote on Steering, known for his singular inability to discern fact from fiction," King said in a statement provided to the Des Moines Register. "No one trusts his leadership since he sacrificed the Republican Majority as NRCC Chair in 2018, enabling Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff to impeach President Trump. Stivers should be held accountable. No respectable Republican believes the New York Times."► More: in January 2019 after telling&nbsp;the New York Times,&nbsp;“White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?”King has &nbsp;and has said those comments were taken out of context for political reasons. In announcing that he would seek a 10th term in 2020 despite the controversy, King said, "I have nothing to apologize for" when asked whether he's sorry for anything he's said in the past. are running almost uniformly on an argument that King is no longer effective in Congress in part because he serves on no committees.Major national groups, , the largest business lobbying group in the country,&nbsp;have jumped into the race to back King's most prominent challenger, state Sen. Randy Feenstra — signaling a greater willingness among the Republican base to try to actively oust King.► More:King that other Republicans are forced to answer for, . It became an issue for Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds as she sought election in 2018, and it could become problematic for U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, who is facing a high-profile reelection fight in November.King was &nbsp;in a district where&nbsp;Republicans significantly outnumber&nbsp;Democrats. It was his smallest&nbsp;general election margin of victory. If he survives his June 2 primary challenge, King will . Brianne Pfannenstiel is the chief politics reporter for the Register. Reach her at bpfann@dmreg.com or 515-284-8244. Follow her on Twitter at .Support reporters who follow your government by becoming a subscriber. Sign up at .Correction: A previous version had King's Monday night forum in the incorrect city. It was held in Spencer, Iowa.&nbsp;View Comments

Des Moines RegisterView CommentsRepublican leaders&nbsp;are pushing back on U.S. Rep. Steve King, who this week said he would be reassigned to his congressional committees more than a year after he'd been stripped of those posts."As long as I am a member of the Steering Committee, I will not allow that type of person or that type of ideology to influence the legislation passed by Congress," U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, wrote on in alongside an image that says in bold capital letters: Stand against racism. The steering committee makes committee assignments for House members."He will not...

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