Posted on 10/04/2022 5:25:34 AM PDT by cotton1706
The conservative House Freedom Caucus is turning up the heat on House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and the rest of his leadership team, setting the stage for what could be a difficult relationship if Republicans take the House majority this fall.
Past GOP Speakers have struggled to move legislation because of conservatives in their conference, and the management of the Freedom Caucus is widely seen as a huge test for McCarthy if he becomes the Speaker of the House.
“[Former GOP Speaker] Paul Ryan [Wis.] used to say it’s like keeping frogs in a wheelbarrow,” said one House Republican who requested anonymity to speak candidly. “It’s going to be a great challenge to keep everybody together.”
The confrontational conservative group has already started to poke at leadership with a battle over House rules that would chip away at leadership’s power, releasing this summer a set of rules change requests for the House Republican Conference and the House as a whole that would give more power to individual members.
The rule changes include restoring the ability of any member to make a “motion to vacate the Chair.”
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Isn't that interesting that Pelosi eliminated the ability to remove her from her position. Who's surprised?
Starting already with “put the conservatives back in the corner”. Pubbies never learn.
house members bring it on themselves. free men caucus will grow in november.
Any article that includes a quote from Paul Ryan is suspect!
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Yes, the GOPe types wil never give up. As long as there is just ONE RINO in congress they will be the media darling and defacto “leader”.
The killed the TEA Party now they want to kill MAGA. I HATE F-—ing RINOs...
In a political season where democRAT political failures are monumental, innumerable, and very visible one would think that every single R would be in front of a microphone every single day lambasting the left. Instead, with a few exceptions we hear crickets.
Of course when we actually do hear from a R politician it is a request for funds. I get 2-3 a week.
It is disappointing that most Rs would rather serve as the minority party rather than as the majority.
Kari Lake in AZ has more bahls than most Rs.
The HILL loves this BS.
They never stop.
What Conservative publication quotes PAUL RYAN????
They learn...how to go along.
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