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Current Events => Politics => Topic started by: HAPPY2BME on January 05, 2017, 12:06:12 PM
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When Donald Trump ran on a platform of “draining the swamp” the inference was that he would clean out Washington DC. Well, it looks like there was only one man there who took him literally.
When we got rid of John Boehner, few thought his replacement Paul Ryan was a step in the right direction in resuming a more conservative path for the country. And during the election, many thought his behavior toward Trump was a confirmation of just that. Well, Congressman Thomas Massie was the only one to vote his conscience when electing a Speaker for the upcoming session.
Restoring Liberty published this.
On the first day of the 115th Congress, Paul Ryan was re-elected as speaker of the House. The vote would have been unanimous, except for the vote of one conservative dissenter.
In an effort to “drain the swamp,” Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky cast the lone Republican vote against Speaker Ryan, and voted for Florida Rep. Daniel Webster.
http://americanlookout.com/lpn-it-takes-guts-only-one-republican-voted-to-drain-the-swamp-against-ryan/
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Meet the Only Republican to Vote Against Re-Electing Paul Ryan as Speaker of the House
http://joemiller.us/2017/01/meet-republican-vote-re-electing-paul-ryan-speaker-house/