As Conservatives Weigh Challenge, House Leaders Stand By Boehner

House leaders like Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., the No. 4 member in the GOP leadership team, are defending the performance of Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio

Josh Siegel, --September 17, 2015

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As conservatives weigh whether to challenge House Speaker John Boehner — waiting to see how he handles upcoming fights on Planned Parenthood and the debt ceiling — high-ranking Republicans are sticking by their leader.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., backed Boehner and said efforts to oust him are distracting the party from focusing on policy issues. McCarthy and Ryan are seen as natural successors to Boehner, R-Ohio, if he were to be removed as speaker. More...

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