Rep. Dennis Ross emailed colleagues today to say he is exploring a run for Majority Whip amid the openings brought by House Speaker John Boehner’s resignation.
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On Sunday, Scalise told WWL-TV’s Mike Hoss that if and when current House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-California, runs for the speaker’s position, as expected, Scalise will put his name in consideration for the number two post in the House of Representatives.
The 13-term Ohio Republican shocked his GOP caucus early Friday morning when he announced his decision in a closed-door session.
“My colleagues have rallied behind me and know the kind of person I am”, Scalise said Sunday.
Sixth District Congressman Luke Messer says John Boehner’s successor as House speaker needs to find a way to unite Republicans.
“…This is not a contrived announcement of a leadership campaign, but instead a honest attempt to prompt this conversation so we can guard against recurring issues leading to the same challenges that have led to this significant turn of events”. I know what’s in his heart. McMorris Rodgers now is the chairwoman of the House Republican Conference, the fourth-highest post.
“I think it’s critically important to unify once we get through this new leadership election hopefully in the next couple of weeks”, he said.
David Monk, Roskam’s chief of staff sent out a letter of his own on Saturday, obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times, urging his counterparts to get their bosses to back Roskam’s call for a strategy meeting. Republicans in Congress must offer credible alternatives to Obamacare, we must take up immigration reform that secures our border, and we must cut spending, balance our budget and reform our tax code so that Americans have more money in their pockets.
Politico reported late Friday that McMorris Rodgers is a candidate for the position and “was busy calling dozens of fellow Republicans on Friday afternoon in a bid to round up votes, according to sources close to her”.
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House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La.is pursued by reporters on… The majority whip is the third-ranking position.
