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blm

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Wed May 22, 2013, 03:34 PM May 2013

HEADS UP NC: Bucking speaker, House Republican committee chair resigns post

http://projects.newsobserver.com/dome/#storylink=cpy

In a rare move, a leading Republican lawmaker resigned his committee chairmanship Wednesday, citing a litany of differences with House Speaker Thom Tillis and accusing him of a conflict of interest.
It's the second time in less than a month that a Republican lawmaker broke ranks to condemn Tillis' leadership as he considers a bid to challenge U.S. Sen.Kay Hagan in 2014.

Rep. Robert Brawley of Mooresville's decided to step down as a Finance Committee chairman in a letter that listed four reasons, including the speaker's apparent business relationship with Time Warner. "You slamming my office door shut, standing in front of me and state that you have a business relationship with Time Warner and wanting to know what the bill was about," Brawley wrote, not mentioning the specific legislation. "You and I both know the bill stifles the competition with MI Connections in Mooresville." Another point of concern: the House's vote in the prior session to give Rep. Justin Burr's family "a monopoly" on the certification of bail bondsmen, the subject of a 2012 article in the News & Observer. A judge later issued an injunction blocking the law.

"I look forward to working with you and the Republican team for Republican goals and objectives, but I reserve the right to continue to represent my district and to fight for what I believe is American," Brawley wrote.
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HEADS UP NC: Bucking speaker, House Republican committee chair resigns post (Original Post) blm May 2013 OP
Interesting gopiscrap May 2013 #1
Tillis is totally corrupt. All these other House members have to answer octoberlib May 2013 #2
Well, they redistricted to such extremes that these clashes would become inevitable. blm May 2013 #3

octoberlib

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2. Tillis is totally corrupt. All these other House members have to answer
Wed May 22, 2013, 03:54 PM
May 2013

to their constituents and that's a problem for him.

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