Louie Gohmert
(R-TX) announced on Fox News that he will join Ted Yoho (R-FL) to run
for Speaker of the House and invited others to sign up.
Another GOP Congressman Joins Movement
Against Boehner Florida’s
Rep. Ted Yoho offers himself as potential House speaker.
(Breitbart) – Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) says he will vote against
House Speaker John Boehner’s re-election. Further, Yoho is the first GOP
member of the House of Representatives to announce he is willing to stand up as
an alternative candidate to Boehner if no other alternatives emerge. Yoho joins
Reps. Jim Bridenstine (R-OK) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) in
announcing he will not be voting for Boehner on Tuesday.
“I ran for Congress in 2012 because I had had enough,” Yoho
said in announcing his public opposition to Boehner. “Enough of career
politicians, enough of political gamesmanship, and enough of the lack of
leadership in Washington. As we enter 2015, we are faced with overwhelming
challenges. However, the dawn of 2015 also promises unlimited potential and the
opportunity to begin rebuilding America.”
Yoho also said in his statement that he would be willing to
stand up as a potential alternative candidate to Boehner, if members feel they
need to vote for someone other than Boehner even though the Congressional
Research Service report detailing speakership elections says there is no need
for an alternative. Technically, Republicans need just 29 GOP votes for
someone other than Boehner as Speaker on the first ballot—at which point the
vote would be kicked off to a second or third or fourth ballot. If Boehner is
not re-elected swiftly on the first ballot, it is likely that shortly
thereafter an alternative would emerge.
In a news release, Rep. Bridenstine applauded Yoho’s
actions. “Congressman Ted Yoho is a courageous leader. I applaud and respect
him for standing up to offer an alternative to the status quo,” the Oklahoma
Republican announced. “I could certainly vote for Ted Yoho as Speaker of the
House. The idea that John Boehner and Nancy Pelosi are the only two
alternatives is incorrect. Now we have a real choice. Members must decide if
they are for the status quo or for a change in direction.”
Yoho continued:
In
order to do this, strong leadership is required. The American people have
spoken loud and clear by their choice to elect conservative Representatives to
serve them in Washington. It’s our turn now, as Members of the People’s House,
to echo their demands by electing a new Speaker. The American people have
allowed us to choose who is best suited to lead the House by electing a deep
bench of diverse and qualified members. Our Republic is built on choice, and if
needed, I would stand up to give our members that option.
Yoho also encouraged members considering voting against Boehner,
who may like the current speaker as a person, to not look at it as a vote
against Boehner’s personality, but a vote against Washington’s unpopularity
with the American people.
“Our vote for a new Speaker is not a personal vote against
Representative Boehner – it is a vote against the status quo,” Yoho said. “Our
vote is a signal to the American people that we too, have had enough of
Washington politics, and that we will stand with the American people. This is a
renewed commitment of our Oath of Office, the people we represent, and the
Constitution. In 2015, we will take America back, we will restore opportunity
for every American, and we will rebuild America.”
Yoho, a conservative from north central Florida, who was
elected for his first term last Congress after defeating longtime incumbent now
former Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), voted against Boehner last time. But his
forthcoming vote, and potential candidacy for Speaker, against Boehner is
significant in that—as Breitbart News detailed before—Boehner used his
bill attacking Obama’s executive amnesty as a tool to eventually pass the
1,774-page $1.1 trillion so-called “CRomnibus” spending bill by allowing
conservatives to vent about Obama’s action using that bill. A whopping 216
House Republicans voted for Yoho’s bill aimed at Obama’s amnesty, meaning that
Yoho can get support from other Republicans party-wide for his initiatives.
Again, however, with just three members coming out publicly
against Boehner’s re-election, it’s still not enough momentum to knock Boehner
out. They will need at least 29, probably more, to ensure it happens—and in
matters like this, the establishment in Washington usually wins, though
anything is possible.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/01/03/rep-ted-yoho-joins-movement-against-boehner-offers-himself-as-potential-alternative/
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