Posted on 11/11/2016 5:01:26 PM PST by maggief
The chairman of the House Tea Party Caucus and one of the first men to come out against Speaker John A. Boehner told Breitbart News that he does not think Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R.-Wis.) has the votes to keep his gavel.
“I just don’t think he has the votes,” said Rep. Timothy A. Huelskamp (R.-Kansas), who lost his primary Aug. 2 and returns to private life after this session of Congress.
Huelskamp said he is concerned that the House Republican leadership is in a hurry to, first, get itself rubber-stamped inside the conference and then to proceed with an aggressive lame duck agenda.
Many House conservatives have called for the leadership elections to be moved forward from the scheduled Nov. 15 event, he said.
It is important to watch what the GOP leadership does before returning Ryan, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Majority Whip Steve Scalise, and Republican Conference Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers to their posts, he said.
The conference elections are by voice vote, which masks the weakness of Ryan’s support with House Republicans and could be chaotic if and when he fails to reach the required 218 votes when the new Congress meets.
“There is no doubt Ryan has the support of the majority of the conference, but we will not find out if he has enough until January,” he said.
“You got to have 218,” the congressman said. “Just because you have 215 doesn’t get you 218.
Huelskamp said he does not know who could possibly emerge as a rival to Ryan, but that also does not matter because the House rules do not require an opponent for someone to lose; all that is required is the 218 threshold.
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Ryan needs to go. He just lost the confidence of the American people for his leadership. Plus, he treated Trump horribly when he could have really helped.
Karma
So this loser Huelskamp who is hated by his own constituents and will be going on unemployment in a few weeks thinks he gets to call the shots? Go to hell, punk.
I called Dave Brat’s office twice to tell them that if he votes for Pauly RINO, he won’t get my vote again.
Everyone get on the phone tomorrow with a similar message to your Congressman.
For those keeping score, his reward for leading the charge against Boner was the infusion of 2 million dollars wirth of ads into his rural primary, and ouster by the GOPe. His replacement won the general - name is Gary Marshall...and should be kept on a tight leash.
Ryan is trying to board the Trump Train now after trying to derail it multiple times. I want a Speaker of the House who was supportive of Trump throughout the general election season.
Trump does not need Ryan.
Why trust Ryan?
Elect a Speaker that Trump trusts.
It’s that simple.
Ryan need to GO.
Wisconsin might have decided the election and his a**hole antics toward Trump might have cost us the presidency.
Disloyal in tough times = not loyal at all!
He was primaried out by big money from out of state who wanted a more establishment compliant Representative.
I thought I recognized the name — well, we’ll see how this pans out — this article was on FR (I remember it).
A NeverTrumper that got primaried.
Paul Ryan is owned by special interests.
Paul Ryan is a slime ball.
The Establishment Republicans tried to defeat Trump and were perfectly happy to have Hillary win the election over Trump. At least she was part of their Establishment.
Paul Ryan and the Establishment Republicans will stab Donald Trump in the back.
They will try to control him, but if he goes too far in something like NAFTA (which is the ultimate special interests sacred cow), they will find a way to derail him. Maybe it will be secretly going along with the Left and MSM to discredit him. It will be something.
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PRyno is Low Energy while we need someone like the youthful Newt of the Contract with America times.
Ryno has to go. That speech he did after Trump won was something else. After months of being a nevertrumper, ryno sounded like he loved Trump....Pffft. Do not trust a GOPer....ever.
Yeah he is going to work with him....riiiiight. He is going to help get rid of obamacare..............how many times have they told us that now? I lost count... Ryno Out! to the curb as speaker of the house!
Drain the swamp
Please don’t tell me he has 217 votes and it is a Shakespearean play and there will be a feigned fight and somehow he gets 218...
Haven’t we seen this play before?
“Paul Ryan is owned by special interests.”
Yes. The freetraitors, amnesty whores. Ryan is OWNED by one powerful lobbyist/IMMIGRATION lawyer named Cesar Conda, who also brought Rubio into DC politics. WHY our talk radio does not disclose and reveal WHO Cesar Conda is mystifies me.
The last caucus election wasn't by voice vote.
Vote this Rino out of office!
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