Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) Bid For House Speaker:
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) is planning to run for the House speaker post, according to Politico.
The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will challenge House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for the post, sources told Politico.
McCarthy is the favorite to replace outgoing House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), but has come under increased scrutiny from members of the party after praising the Select Committee on Benghazi for hurting Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton's poll numbers.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jason-chaffetz-house-speaker_560ec49ee4b0dd85030bd4d0?cps=gravity_5059_-5765384091675816176
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At least that's what the television screen said:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/30/politics/kevin-mccarthy-benghazi-committee-speaker/?iid=ob_article_topstories_pool&iref=obnetwork
yah!