Posted on 04/09/2025 5:15:19 PM PDT by george76
That didn't take long. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) is back in leadership. Less than two weeks after the Trump administration withdrew her name from consideration to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) made good on his reassurances that Stefanik would once more have a leadership role. Stefanik previously served as the House Republican Conference chairwoman.
On Wednesday, Johnson appointed Stefanik as the Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership for the 119th Congress. She was also reappointed to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, where she will maintain her seniority. Additionally, she serves as a senior Member of the Armed Services Committee and Education and the Workforce Committee.
Stefanik released statements to her political and official X accounts, and also shared some of the praise heaped on her, including from Alex Bruesewitz and NYGOP Chairman Ed Cox.
"I am honored to be appointed Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership to lead House Republicans in implementing President Donald Trump's mandate from the American people for an America First agenda that includes securing our borders, strengthening our national security, growing our economy, and combating the scourge of antisemitism across our country," said Chairwoman Elise Stefanik in her statement. "I’m proud to continue my work as a senior Member of the House Intelligence Committee, House Armed Services Committee, and the Education and the Workforce Committee to secure results for my constituents in New York's 21st Congressional District and the American people. I look forward to the work ahead in enacting President Trump’s historic agenda."
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When it comes to her statement, specifically to do with antisemitism, it was in her role on the Education and the Workforce Committee that Stefanik during a December 2023 hearing exposed the festering antisemitism occurring on college campuses, as well as how those in charge of once prestigious institutions failed to take proper action. She has continued to be a strong force against antisemitism, as came up during her committee hearing in January.
While Stefanik would have brought a necessary toughness on antisemitism to the anti-Israel United Nations, and received bipartisan support, she will continue that toughness from the House, and while now serving in a leadership position once more.
"The House Republican Leadership Chair is a senior leadership appointed position focused on strategy, communications, and executing on the mandate from the American people to pass President Trump’s agenda. This position also serves on the Steering Committee," an email from the chairwoman further explained. "It has been used by multiple previous Republican leadership teams for longtime senior Members like Bill Paxon, Rob Portman, Greg Walden, and Garret Graves titled as Chair of Committee on Committees or Chair of Elected Leadership Committee or Chair of House Republican Leadership at critical moments to deliver for the American people such as the 1994 Contract with America and the 2010 Tea Party wave election. This role comes with budget, staff, and an expansive strategy, legislative, and communications portfolio."
She’s a good lady. Will make a good Secretary of State someday.
Good. The majority in the House is slim and it’s better that she’s there.
Excellent.
Trump shouldn’t have hired her away in the 1st place.
She was my vote for veep. Republican Congress critters rarely achieve anything except being a blowhard - the Oscar goes to Trey Fowdy.
She got two Ivy League scalps and helped turn the cultural tide away from fawning over academic rot.
Vance is turning out to be solid so far. As long as he suppresses his pro-regulation proclivities he’ll be great.
Congress critters rarely achieve anything except being a blowhard - the Oscar goes to Trey Fowdy.
Don’t forget Jason Chaffetz, another blowhard that was out for himself.
Yes
I’m guessing you’re an Astros fan. Why did you let Bregman go? You probably told friends he should stay, yet you l personally let him go.
The point being congresscritters can only do two things, vote and debate. To assign any other ability to them is not how the system works. We don’t let cops write the laws.
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“She’s a good lady. Will make a good Secretary of State someday.”
I agree. She’s a strong supporter of Trump and took down Cheney, university presidents and Pelosi. She’s a female pit bull.
U.N. Ambassador is a meaningless job. Just leave it vacant.
The Dems TOTALLY BLEW IT on this one. For the price of a UN Rep who likely would have been harmless (or helped the Democrats, given the women Trump picks - and given that she appears to drink the Neocon Koolaid), the Dems COULD have had a VERY VALUABLE House seat for the rest of the term.
Instead they chose to slow-walk it...to the point of giving Trump a way to get rid of her, without the REAL REASON having to be dealt with.
I’m not an Astros fan, nor am I any type of sports fan. In the big scheme of things, sports is a microscopic, possibly sub atomic part of my life. Don’t get me started on that rabbit hole. You can throw ballplayers names out all day, and I probably honestly will not have a clue who you’re talking about. I really don’t see the correlation.
Yes, the Demo’s “chose poorly” opposing her.
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