Congressman Amash: I was kicked off the Budget Committee for Wanting to Balance the Budget

Last night, Congressman Justin Amash, who was purged by the GOP leadership in the House from his Budget Committee position tweeted the following:

Only in Washington, DC, is a person taken off of the Budget Committee for wanting to balance the budget.

What a sad state of affairs, especially since he was kicked off by people who claim to be for a balanced budget, the Republican Party.  The leadership is part of the problem, not part of the solution.