I have argued that the members of the FreedomCaucus who opposed TrumpCare aka the AHCA are heroes. … Donald Trump apparently disagrees:
The Republican HouseFreedomCaucus was able to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. … Here’s the problem with Trump’s latest tantrum: the folks in the FreedomCaucus were not the only people who opposed this dog of a…
Politico Magazine describes how the FreedomCaucus and their policy concerns were treated by the White House. … It’s impossible to ignore the failure because for the FreedomCaucus it was probably impossible to ignore the the defection of these … Members of the FreedomCaucus realized right away that there would be no negotiating.…
Despite the hue and cry over the HouseFreedomCaucus’ refusal to sign on to the health care legislation backed by both President … However, while most of the headlines focused on FreedomCaucus opposition to the bill, moderate opposition to the bill was equally … It was Thursday afternoon and members of the HouseFreedomCaucus were peppering the president with wonkish concerns about the American…
Ted Poe (R-Texas) resigned from the HouseFreedomCaucus Sunday, citing his dissatisfaction with the group and their unwillingness … The FreedomCaucus is a group of staunch conservative lawmakers who recently blocked President Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul … Republican leaders tried very hard to sway the HouseFreedomCaucus members by altering the ACA’s so-called essential health benefits…
Leftist MSNBC host Joe Scarborough tore into chief White House strategist Steve Bannon Monday morning. … According to several reports, Bannon and an unnamed member of the HouseFreedomCaucus exchanged barbs about the AHCA, which began … The unnamed HouseFreedomCaucus member reportedly fired back at Bannon:
You know, the last time someone ordered me to something,…
A new report from the Washington Post shows that House Speaker Paul Ryan used desperate measures to round up Republican votes as the … If the reports are true, it appears that Trump and Ryan tried to “good cop, bad cop” the FreedomCaucus. … Congress and the White House have signaled that they will move on from healthcare and tackle tax reform.…
For those who saw last week’s Obamacare replacement bill as a stinker, the HouseFreedomCaucus are heroes. … Said Poe:
“I have resigned from the HouseFreedomCaucus. … Leaving this caucus will allow me to be a more effective Member of Congress and advocate for the people of Texas.…
The defeat of the bill was glorious, and the members of the FreedomCaucus who opposed it are heroes. … You don’t lose your car insurance or life insurance or house insurance if you lose your job; you shouldn’t lose your health insurance … if his house burns down.…
Here is President Trump taking to Twitter over the last few days in regards to the FreedomCaucus:
The irony is that the Freedom … The HouseFreedomCaucus just single-handedly saved #Obamacare. … When the FreedomCaucus helped to push John Boehner out as Speaker of the House and then insured that Rep.…
First, Trump used Judge Jeanine Pirro as his messenger to get Paul Ryan to step down as Speaker of the House. … He tweeted:
Democrats are smiling in D.C. that the FreedomCaucus, with the help of Club For Growth and Heritage, have saved Planned … Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 26, 2017
So he fails on the Obamacare replacement bill, and he’s blaming HouseFreedomCaucus members…
Jordan, a member of the much derided HouseFreedomCaucus, reiterated the familiar words of many Republican candidates across the country … But it must have a majority of the House. … Conservatives and the HouseFreedomCaucus took early blame for the AHCA’s passage or failure, even though moderates and the Tuesday…
While HouseFreedomCaucus Chair Mark Meadows insisted last month that none of his group’s members were pushing for Speaker Ryan to … As a HouseFreedomCaucus member, it seems safe to assume Amash can’t mean he wants Ryan to start handing out goodies to Democrats. … If you’re scratching your head in bemusement thinking, isn’t that the guy the HouseFreedomCaucus helped usher out the door in 2015…
Not even two weeks ago, legislation to address Obamacare was pulled but, at the urging of Vice President Mike Pence and the HouseFreedom … While the White House looks to win over the FreedomCaucus, that group remains skeptical. … “I am confident that we need to look at the text to make sure that this works,” said HouseFreedomCaucus Chairman Mark Meadows.…
Last week, Dan Scavino, an aide to President Trump, tweeted that FreedomCaucus member Justin Amash should be “defeated in a primary … FreedomCaucus Chairman Mark Meadows said that it was “highly inappropriate” for a top White House aide to “personally call for the … Scavino is also the social media director for the White House and has made it clear how foolish he is to attack the FreedomCaucus…
Wednesday’s big news out of the Trump administration may have been the report of White House chief strategist, Steve Bannon, being … Bannon resisted the move, even threatening at one point to quit if it went forward, according to a White House official who, like others … Some suggest it was Bannon who instructed Trump to go hard at the HouseFreedomCaucus, but it was his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, that…
Two of the others are veteran members of the SC House of Representatives, both of whom are moderates critical of the HouseFreedom … Caucus. … If Republicans cannot deliver conservative reform with control of the House, the Senate, and the White House, then the future is bleak…
Like that party’s entire House leadership, Pelosi is 81 now and, like Biden, showing her mental slowdown. … The FreedomCaucus posed some obstacles to Trump’s broad tax cuts. But he got them done. … He said he’d fight for religious freedom. He did. He said he’d quiet the southern border. He did.…
As the expression goes, it appears that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is leaving it all on the floor. … Literally, the floor of the House of Representatives.
As of 11:00 p.m. … I'm heading to the House floor to expose this for what it is → a Socialist Spending Scam.…
The resolution was co-signed, so to speak, by 38 other anti-American House leftists. … My guess is that she suspects that next November will usher in a Republican majority in the House, and new House leadership might be … GOP caucus.…
House of Representatives. … They hurriedly put together legislation in the House to replace Obamacare when the new Congress convened in 2017. … But conservatives like Johnson and members of the ultra right FreedomCaucus balked, despite Trump's support.…
MIKE JOHNSON has won the House speakership. … Every House Republican voted for the Louisiana Republican, vaulting him from the vice chairmanship of the House Republican Conference … FreedomCaucus.…
FreedomCaucus. … Many of his concessions pulled the House as an institution toward the right. … Chip Roy negotiated began as a way to make the House as an institution more conservative.…
House Republicans nominated House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) for Speaker on Tuesday, making him the third GOP lawmaker who will … He edged out members of the conservative FreedomCaucus. Rep. … Ralph Norman (R-SC), a member of the caucus, gave a noncommittal response to the development.…
Byron Donalds of Florida is, like Jordan, a HouseFreedomCaucus member. He announced on Friday that he was seeking the job. … At this critical juncture, our House Republican majority must provide principled leadership. … For freedom,Mike Johnson…
