GOP Rep.: We Need 'Change In Direction' From Ryan Or 'New Speaker'

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo




By CAITLIN MACNEAL PublishedAPRIL 11, 2017, 7:04 AM EDT

Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI), a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, on Monday said that House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) either needs to make changes or step down from his role leading the Republican caucus.

"We need either a change in direction from this speaker, or we need a new speaker," Amash said at a town hall in Michigan, according to CNN.

Members of the Freedom Caucus helped oust former House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), and are known for their hard-line stances. They opposed the House leadership's bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, contributing to the legislation's failure. However, leadership's inability to whip enough support for the bill's passage has not led to a flood of calls for Ryan to step aside. The chair of the House Freedom Caucus, Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC), said at the end of March that there had not been discussions about replacing Ryan as speaker.

Amash also criticized President Donald Trump and Ryan for giving Republicans talking points to use during the House recess.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/justin-amash-paul-ryan-change

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Ryan getting the Boehner Treatment from Freedom Caucus.

[JDC]

2. Setting him up to replace Reince perhaps?

[OnDoutside]

6. Amash ? Kushner would never allow it ! He's in the process of getting rid of one nutjob, hiring

another wouldn't work.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Exit stage right

Ryan's not radical enough for them

[LakeArenal]

4. Boenher is laughing out loud...

Please let them keep eating their own.. I see it as a problem for dump that he keeps recycling his problems.. Yes, please let Ryan replace Rinsed Penis. Then they will both be done in Wisconsin... The loser stench in Wisconsin grows stronger. Now it's not just democrats..

[Javaman]

5. Translation: we tell Ryan to jump, be he ain't jumpin' high enough! LOL nt