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uawchild

(2,208 posts)
Tue Oct 27, 2015, 08:54 AM Oct 2015

Exclusive: Freedom Caucus of U.S. House envisions honeymoon with Ryan

Source: Reuters

Leading hard-line conservatives in the House of Representatives said they could imagine a peaceful honeymoon with Paul Ryan if he becomes speaker of the House, as expected, provided he takes steps they favor to decentralize House power.

In a group interview with Reuters, three of the founding members of the House Freedom Caucus said that while they had constantly battled with outgoing Speaker John Boehner, Ryan understands that individual lawmakers need to help develop the legislative agenda.

"With that (approach) there would be less conflict, hopefully, because it would be member driven," said Representative Mark Meadows of North Carolina, a second-term lawmaker and sponsor of a July motion that sought to oust Boehner.

Meadows' motion was never voted on, but it created much of the friction leading up to Boehner's decision to leave, which he announced last month, stunning Washington and thrusting the Freedom Caucus onto Capitol Hill's center stage.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/27/us-usa-congress-freedom-idUSKCN0SL00720151027



Freedom Caucus? Do these nut bag's re-name themselves when they sully their old brand-name too much? These are just the old Tea Party causes idiots, right?
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Imo-ryan is their dream come true fredamae Oct 2015 #1

fredamae

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1. Imo-ryan is their dream come true
Tue Oct 27, 2015, 09:07 AM
Oct 2015

the coup can be completed in very short time, now.
I don't understand the articles out there depicting ryans "nightmare job"...he's One of Them!
Shut government down...wipes hands of the whole mess-goes home and spends quality time with the family as the country and "we, the people" tank as Dems stand by, shaking fingers and heads accusing the GOP of insanity as If they've suddenly just realized something dark is afoot.


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