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Human101948

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Thu Oct 22, 2015, 07:21 AM Oct 2015

Freedom Caucus Offers Support But Refuses Ryan's Terms For Being Speaker

Members of the House Freedom Caucus -- the conservative hardliners who have been roiling GOP leadership in recent weeks -- emerged from a meeting Wednesday on Rep. Paul Ryan's speaker candidacy willing to give him their "support" as a group. In a caucus vote, about two-thirds of the members said they were comfortable supporting Ryan as speaker, according to those present. However, they did not reach the 80 percent support line that the caucus requires to give its endorsement. After the meeting members also said the group would not concede to the conditions Ryan has given publicly to accept the speakership.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ryan-freedom-caucus

Let them descend into chaos...

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