In Blow to Kevin McCarthy, Powerful Conservative Group Endorses Daniel Webster for Speaker

Mulvaney, a Freedom Caucus founder, says his group agreed to back Webster only during the Thursday vote, and they still could change their minds when the full House votes in public to elect the next speaker Oct. 29.

Josh Siegel, --October 8, 2015

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The conservative House Freedom Caucus threw a wrench into the race for House speaker late Wednesday when members vowed to unite as a powerful voting bloc to endorse long-shot Rep. Daniel Webster of Florida.
The Freedom Caucus, credited with helping push out Speaker John Boehner, has 40 or so members and effectively has veto power in the election of a new speaker of the House. Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., told The Daily Signal in an interview that at least 80 percent of Freedom Caucus members agreed to vote for Webster on Thursday, when the House Republican Conference will pick its nominee for speaker in a secret ballot. More...

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