Right wing blames Ryan for rebel’s (Tim Huelskamp) loss
Allies of the conservative Freedom Caucus rebel defeated in a Tuesday night GOP primary are seeking revenge against Speaker Paul Ryan.
Conservatives say the Speaker didn’t do enough to help Rep. Tim Huelskamp, who was defeated in the Kansas primary by Roger Marshall, a Chamber of Commerce-backed obstetrician. Now some conservatives are threatening to oppose Ryan when he runs for his first full term as Speaker after the Nov. 8 general election.
“Last night was a watershed evening: The establishment took out a sitting member of Congress and Paul Ryan became a lame duck Speaker,” quipped one conservative lawmaker, who backed Ryan for Speaker last fall but vows to vote against him next time. Critics of Ryan argue that the Speaker could have saved Huelskamp — in part by promising to put him back on the Agriculture Committee.
Huelskamp, a frequent opponent of Ryan’s predecessor John Boehner, was removed from the panel by the former Speaker for voting against his leadership on key votes. He ended up being defeated by an opponent backed by agricultural interests in Kansas who argued the three-term lawmaker’s outspokenness was costing his state.
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http://thehill.com/homenews/house/290308-right-blames-ryan-for-rebels-loss
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