I am proud to say two congressmen from North Carolina voted
against Speaker Boehner. Their
constituents wanted a change in leadership and they listened, unlike many
others, including my congressman, Robert Pittenger.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Two U.S. House Republicans from North
Carolina were part of a GOP bloc that voted Tuesday against re-electing Ohio
Congressman John Boehner as House speaker, while one conservative Republican
reversed course and backed the sometimes controversial leader.
Boehner was
re-elected to the top job in the U.S. House despite opposition from
conservatives.
Eleventh District Congressman Mark Meadows
and 3rd District Congressman Walter Jones, both conservative North Carolina
Republicans, voted against Boehner, according to news reports. Instead, they
backed Florida Republican Congressman Dan Webster, a favorite among the tea
party. Boehner is unpopular with the more stridently conservative wing of
the GOP.
Meanwhile, Mark Walker, a conservative
freshman representing the Greensboro-based 6th Congressional District, issued a
news release to explain why he backed Boehner.
"This was a difficult vote, as I
share the frustrations expressed by many of my constituents, but I cast my vote
today with a sense of optimism," Walker said in a news
release. "I plan to keep the speaker, and the whole House leadership
team, accountable – to encourage them to pass conservative legislation and not
buckle under pressure from the White House or Senate. When I believe
legislation is not in the best interests of the 6th District of North Carolina
and the American people, I will have no problems voting against
leadership."
And what was Rep.
Robert Pittenger’s response to Cromnibus that he voted for? ‘Let’s go govern!’ Yeah, that’s why I didn’t vote for him in the
primary or in the general election. Pittenger
is an establishment sycophant and a disgrace to his district.
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