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McCarthy's path to Speaker gets more complicated
« on: July 29, 2018, 05:15:40 pm »
McCarthy's path to Speaker gets more complicated
By Melanie Zanona - 07/29/18 10:30 AM EDT

Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) path to the Speakership just got a little more complicated.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a founding member of the House Freedom Caucus, threw his hat into the ring for Speaker on Thursday, part of a strategy to extract concessions from the front-runner in exchange for support from the bloc of roughly 30 conservative rabble-rousers.

And the Freedom Caucus isn’t the only group considering withholding Speaker votes in order to strike a deal — the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus and Texas GOP delegation are also thinking about what they can get in return for their votes.

The growing list of groups underscore how McCarthy, or any viable candidate for Speaker, is going to have to meet certain demands to secure the gavel if Republicans keep the House in November.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/house/399299-mccarthys-path-to-speaker-gets-more-complicated
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Re: McCarthy's path to Speaker gets more complicated
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2018, 05:21:13 pm »
McCarthy  :thumbsdown:
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Re: McCarthy's path to Speaker gets more complicated
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2018, 05:30:04 pm »
Quote from: Sanguine on July 29, 2018, 05:21:13 pm
McCarthy  :thumbsdown:

I heartily second that motion!  The last thing we need as the new speaker is a Ryan butt boy.
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