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Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
April 23, 2018
The tea party hit Maine in 2010, sweeping Paul LePage into office along with Ken Fredette, current leader of the House Republican caucus, and a core of conservative legislators who wanted to tear government down to its roots and rebuild it in their image. Now we know how the party ends. We're notÃâà...
PolitiFact
April 23, 2018
Steve Miskin, a spokesman for the House Republican Caucus, told City & State that Rabb had blown the encounter out of proportion, adding, "Rep. Metcalfe was speaking conversationally while Rabb was speaking highly excitedly, with profanity-filled language." Reached by PolitiFact Pennsylvania onÃâà...
The Advocate
April 23, 2018
The House Republican Delegation has not taken a caucus position on whether another special session is needed, but several of the chamber's leaders – including GOP Caucus Chair Lance Harris and House Appropriations Chair Cameron Henry – have expressed individual support for one, though manyÃâà...
PennLive.com
April 23, 2018
The report states that the House lawyers said the behavior Miccarelli exhibited against Toohil violated the House Republican Caucus General and Sexual Harassment Policy and its "Zero Tolerance" Workplace Violence policies. The investigators further found that while they were investigating the women'sÃâà...
The Advocate
April 21, 2018
McCarthy faced serious skepticism from the right flank of the House Republican caucus when he mounted his speakership run in 2015. Although he's appeared to strengthen his relationships with the right-wing House Freedom Caucus in the years since, some members did little this week to bolster hisÃâà...
Salt Lake Tribune
April 20, 2018
Winder relayed that story to members of the House Republican caucus Wednesday during the special session in which the Legislature overrode Herbert's two vetoes. Several caucus members told me that Winder's account persuaded them to vote for the override after they previously were undecided.
Canton Repository
April 15, 2018
COLUMBUS Rep. Ryan Smith says he is confident he has the support inside the House Republican caucus to become the next speaker, whenever that vote is called. Smith, a Republican from Gallia County in southeastern Ohio, has been locked in a bitter fight with Rep. Larry Householder, of Perry County,Ãâà...
Bryan-College Station Eagle
April 14, 2018
Ryan's abrupt retirement announcement Wednesday threw the fractious House Republican conference into uncertainty, especially with news that he intends to ... Jordan co-founded the House Freedom Caucus and his entry into the race would further scramble the coalitions that McCarthy and Scalise haveÃâà...
Business Insider
April 14, 2018
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., joined by from left, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., Rep. Lynn Jenkins, R-Kansas, and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., walks from a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 22, 2016, following a House Republican caucus meeting.
The Newark Advocate
April 14, 2018
The announcement comes during a sudden change in GOP leadership at the Ohio House after Speaker Cliff Rosenberger resigned this week amid an FBI investigation. The OHROC is the political arm of the Ohio House Republican caucus, formed in 2009. Since its inception, Republicans have gone fromÃâà...
The Columbus Dispatch
April 14, 2018
Rep. Ryan Smith says he is confident he has the support inside the House Republican caucus to become the next speaker, whenever that vote is called. The Bidwell Republican has been locked in a bitter fight with Rep. Larry Householder, R-Glenforder, over who will be the speaker starting in JanuaryÃâà...
McClatchy Washington Bureau
April 13, 2018
Its first show of strength: The election of a House Republican leader later this year to replace outgoing Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. There are currently 237 Republicans in the House, a total that does not include four seats left vacant by GOP resignations. There are about 35 to 40 Freedom CaucusÃâà...
Rasmussen Reports
April 12, 2018
We now know that the House Republican caucus will have a new leader in the next Congress, whether as speaker or as minority leader. One would think House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R, CA-23) and Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R, LA-1) are the leading contenders, although McCarthy could alsoÃâà...
WDTN.com
April 11, 2018
Rosenberger, who makes $100,798 a year as a lawmaker, is allowed to pay for work-related trips through his own campaign fund, a House Republican political fund or with a stipend from an outside group. He must disclose who pays for each trip. He is barred from accepting gifts worth more than $75 fromÃâà...
ABC News
March 27, 2018
J., makes his way to a meeting of the House Republican Conference where Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., announced the vote for American Health Care Act had ... launched a presidential campaign and has been recently placing television ad buys in Iowa, close to two years out from the first 2020 caucuses.
cleveland.com
March 26, 2018
Ryan Smith (many of whose supporters are backed by the Ohio House Republican Organizational Committee, or OHROC, the House GOP caucus' campaign arm). Which side's candidates triumph in the May 8 primary may determine who wins the speaker's election this fall. Top 10 Ohio House DemocraticÃâà...
Arkansas Online
March 26, 2018
On March 12, the state House Republican caucus elected Richmond over two freshmen, Reps. Carlton Wing of North Little Rock and Jeff Williams of Springdale. Richmond succeeds Rep. Mat Pitsch of Fort Smith, who is running for the Senate. "Sometimes having a little bit of experience goes a long way,"Ãâà...
NBCNews.com
March 23, 2018
Almost exactly three-fifths of each party's caucus in the House voted for the so-called omnibus spending bill Thursday, while in the Senate 39 Democrats ... across party lines — or the tools necessary to pressure Democrats, even in red states," said Michael Steel, a former House Republican leadership aide.
NUVO
March 23, 2018
Jean Breaux, Indianapolis, and Lanane are the only members of the caucus to confirm their contributions. ... Erin Reece, director of communications and technology for the House Republican Caucus, said a comprehensive list of members who are donating is not available. Quinn Fitzgerald is a reporter forÃâà...
The Spokesman-Review
March 23, 2018
BOISE – Plans for Idaho's legislative session to wrap up this week went awry on Thursday, when the House Republican Caucus insisted it wants to extend the session for a full five days after the final bills are presented to the governor, to give lawmakers a chance to try to override any veto. The Senate GOPÃâà...
The State
March 23, 2018
A court dismissed an appeal Friday aimed at tossing out a lawsuit seeking S.C. House Republican Caucus financial records tied to an ongoing State House corruption investigation. The State and other media groups sued the GOP Caucus last year, after they were denied access to financial records that theÃâà...
Carlisle Sentinel
March 22, 2018
A House Republican caucus spokesman said earlier this week that judicial impeachment is not a decision to be made lightly, and that GOP members, who hold a 121-82 majority, had not had a discussion about it. A message left Thursday for the resolutions' prime sponsor, Jefferson County Rep. Cris DushÃâà...
Politico
March 22, 2018
The warnings from leadership aides are also expected to extend to a handful of Freedom Caucus members who typically feel safe enough to vote with the far right of the House Republican Conference — if they haven't already. Three Democratic opponents of caucus member Rep. Tom Garrett (R-Va.)Ãâà...
Monroe News Star
March 22, 2018
Johnson, of Marksville, was elected by acclimation, replacing previous House Democratic Caucus Chairman Gene Reynolds of Minden, who turned over the reins after more than two years in the job. Johnson's counterpart is House Republican Caucus Chairman Lance Harris of Alexandria. "It's great for ourÃâà...
The Texas Monitor
March 21, 2018
Unlike the two other challengers who got in early, state Rep. Tan Parker waited until two days after the March 6 primaries to announce his intention to run for Texas House Speaker. Parker stepped down as Chairman of the House Republican Caucus that had, three months earlier, supported a unanimousÃâà...
The Hill
March 21, 2018
"I would just say Planned Parenthood gets money, the unconstitutional Fix NICS program gets money, the Gateway project gets money, the American taxpayer gets a trillion deficit, and no money for the wall," Jordan, one of the most vocal members of the House Freedom Caucus, told reporters.
Texas Tribune
March 8, 2018
Parker, the chairman of the House Republican Caucus, joins state Reps. Phil King of ... Announcing his speaker campaign, Parker said he was resigning as caucus chairman to focus on the race. ... In addition to the GOP caucus, Parker chairs the House Committee on Investments and Financial Services.
InsideClimate News
February 27, 2018
Instead, the caucus is attracting more and more GOP members whose voting records carry a distinct tilt against action on the climate crisis. Caucus ..... The Climate Solutions Caucus is just one entry on the current official list of Congressional caucuses, which runs to 98 pages. Many of them, said NormanÃâà...
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