"But faced with a revolt among many conservatives sharply critical of him for resisting spending cuts, DeLay three weeks later told a closed meeting of the House Republican Conference, "I failed you," according to a number of House members and GOP aides. Then, in a nod to the most hard-core conservatives, DeLay volunteered, "You guys filled a void in the leadership.""
"No one wants to have an argument with friends, but that argument facilitated the debate that led to the package [of cuts] that [House Speaker J. Dennis] Hastert has now put out there," said Rep. Mike Pence (Ind.), chairman of the RSC and leading proponent of cuts to offset new government spending.
Ping for the RSC!
He is on his way, Gipper!
Thanks for the ping to the great article. Mike Pence is just the "sharp stick" the House needs to get moving on more budget cuts.
Nice article. Pence definitely get them moving. I hope he gets in their face on every issue.