Political Rewind: MTG gets top committee assignments; Kemp in Davos; Lawmakers want a flat tax

The panel: 

Amy Steigerwalt, @DrSteigerwalt, professor of political science, Georgia State University

Rep. David Wilkerson, @repdwilkerson, (D) Powder Springs

Edward Lindsey, @edlindsey14, former state legislator and member state election board

Shannon McCaffery, @shannonajc1, reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The breakdown: 

1. Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene gets two big committee assignments in Washington, D.C. 

• Greene was appointed to the House Oversight and Accountability Committee and the Homeland Security Committee.
  • The big assignments come after her loyalty to Speaker Kevin McCarthy during the 15 rounds of votes it took to get him to the position. 
• Just two years ago, Greene was stripped of her committee assignments for her extremist remarks. 

2. Gov. Brian Kemp boosts Georgia's businesses on a world stage. 

• Kemp touted Georgia's economic success at the World Ecnomic Forum in Switzerland. 
• He also addressed Georgia's lawmakers via Zoom as he explained his plans for the $32.5B budget. 
  • Kemp wants to use the budget to expand the HOPE scholarship, workforce housing, and broaden health care with limited expansion on Medicaid.

3. Georgia leaders in Washington and the Georgia Assembly propose a flat tax. 

• U.S. Rep Buddy Carter propose getting rid of the IRS all together with the "Fair Tax Act." 
  • Co-sponsors include fellow Georgia Republicans Andrew Clyde and Barry Loudermilk. 
• Stateside, a group of GOP legislators are also proposing a fair tax and eliminating income taxes. 

Thursday on Political Rewind:  The AJC's Kevin Riley joins the panel.