While away from Washington on August recess, House Freedom Caucus members are rethinking their relationship with the Republican Study Committee. Some are considering whether to call it quits and cancel their membership.
Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., confirmed the possibility of the breakup, telling The Daily Signal that as many as 20 members could allow their committee memberships to lapse.
“There’s no big policy disagreement or major falling out as much as there is just a logistical concern,” said Meadows, a founding member of the Freedom Caucus. “It’s just become a function of how much are you going to invest in one group or the other.”
Any breakup with the Republican Study Committee could amount to a significant shake-up in Congress. Though two distinct groups, the organizations share many of the same members, often tag-team major policy fights, and make up the majority of House Republicans together.
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At least 20 @FreedomCaucus members are rethinking their membership in the Republican Study Committee. https://t.co/4xOH9wbOOP
— The Daily Signal (@DailySignal) August 29, 2016
This is pretty “inside baseball” to me. What does this change imply? As an aside, I was disappointed in the Freedom Caucus supporting Paul Ryan for Speaker. As a payback for the conservatives’ support, he turned around and agreed to the piece-of-crap Omnibus budget in Dec. 2015 that even the Democrats agreed gave them everything they and Hussein wanted. Then Ryan passed the budget with Democrat votes.
Betrayals like this do not excuse the Republicans supporting Trump for the nomination but they do make it more understandable.
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