Entering another day without a Speaker of the House due to liberal Republicans refusing to support conservative Congressman Jim Jordan, here are some thoughts from congressional conservatives:
Rep. Thomas Massie wrote:
“I’ve taken thousands of votes during my time in Congress. No roll call has been as clarifying as the one for Jim Jordan as Speaker. Why isn’t his election easy here? Because his leadership represents a credible threat to the unchecked growth of our bloated federal government.”
Sen. Mike Lee:
“House moderates are about to turn over the GOP majority to Democrats. This is an existential threat. If they do this, the policy losses will be catastrophic. House Uniparty GOP members insisted last week that a ‘Speakerless House’ was a national crisis, but they’re now willing to experiment with unprecedented long-term pro-tem powers when asked to vote for a more conservative Speaker. Stunning hypocrisy.”
Rep. Keith Self wrote:
“If you dare challenge the D.C. Establishment they will try to crush you. They will try to silence you. Just look at what they are doing to Jim Jordan and President Trump.”
Rep. Chip Roy wrote:
“If the House GOP dares cut a deal with Dems to empower a Speaker-Pro-Tem in violation of tradition and norms and possibly the Constitution to likely pass another CR at Pelosi levels…the GOP might as well be the Whigs.”
Rep. Andrew Clyde wrote:
“We are the U.S. House of REPRESENTATIVES. We work FOR the PEOPLE. NOT the Swamp. Jordan for Speaker.”
