Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Candidates for House Speaker Try to Rally Conservative Support





The three candidates running to be the next Speaker of the House made their pitch to conservatives Tuesday night as the Republican conference tries to rally around a unifying candidate to lead the body going forward.

During a closed-door meeting just steps from the Capitol, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL), each took time laying out their vision for the party moving forward and answering questions from more than 50 members of the House Tea Party Caucus, Freedom Caucus, Liberty Caucus and Conservative Opportunity Group.

"It was a good discussion among colleagues that was indicative of the way things should be done," Rep. Mark Meadows (R- NC), told reporters as he left the meeting, characterizing it as a "deliberative mood" inside. 

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Source: NBC News 

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