on June 16, 2015 in World News
House Leadership Removes Rule Dissenters From Whip Team
House Leadership Removes Rule Dissenters From Whip Team After a group of Republicans nearly scuttled the Obama trade effort last week by voting against a procedural rule dictating the debate terms for the trade bill, House leadership is pushing back. National Journal reports that House leadership has removed three of the dissenting members from the GOP whip team. Reps. Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Rep. Steve Pearce (R-NM), and Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) have been removed from the whip team after they sided with GOP rebels to vote against a rule governing debate on a trade bill, according to sources close… View Article
click here for more