Boehner Challenger Mark Meadows Does Not Feel ‘Vindicated’ After Speaker Resigns

In July, Rep. Mark Meadows, a North Carolina Republican, presented a motion to vacate the chair, which was meant to put pressure on House Speaker John Boehner to create a more "inclusive" legislating process.

Josh Siegel, --September 28, 2015

| Comments | Reader Friendly | Subscribe | Email Us


Rep. Mark Meadows, whose rare motion to depose House Speaker John Boehner expedited the top leader’s decision to retire, does not take any personal satisfaction out of the leadership change he helped inspire.
Meadows did not spend the weekend popping champagne, or charting his own path to the top. He didn’t even go home to the people who he says challenged him to challenge leadership — his constituents. More...

View Comments
Heritage Foundation——

The Heritage Foundation is the nation’s most broadly supported public policy research institute, with more than 453,000 individual, foundation and corporate donors. Heritage, founded in February 1973,  mission is
to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.