Why Ken Buck Is the Latest Conservative to Be Punished by House Republican Leadership

Several conservatives have been approached by House leadership after failing to toe the party line on last week’s procedural vote.

Melissa Quinn, --June 25, 2015

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Freshman Rep. Ken Buck is now the latest conservative member to face retribution from House Republican leadership, as his fellow freshman lawmakers will gather tomorrow to decide if he will remain freshman class president.
Buck, of Colorado, joins a growing number of conservatives who have been punished by the party’s top leaders for bucking the party line and voting against a routine procedural rule on Trade Promotion Authority last week. The Colorado conservative was elected by the freshman class unanimously last year, though he didn’t have a challenger. More...

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