House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has tapped Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.)
and two other senior Republicans for key roles as he prepares for
negotiations on the fiscal cliff with the White House and Democratic
leaders.
The Speaker is adding Ryan and Reps. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Dave Camp (R-Mich.) to his daily management meetings “in preparation for the fiscal cliff talks,” Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said. Those meetings already include the top four members of the House Republican leadership team.
Ryan, the recently defeated GOP vice presidential nominee, is continuing as chairman of the House Budget Committee while Upton leads the Energy and Commerce Committee and Camp heads the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee.
The move comes as welcome news to House conservatives, who called on Wednesday for Ryan to take a central role in the fiscal negotiations after his stint on the Republican national ticket.
“I hope he’s front and center in this debate,” said Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the outgoing chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee. “He’s probably our best spokesperson for how serious this debt situation is.”
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/267937-boehner-adds-paul-ryan-to-fiscal-cliff-team
The Speaker is adding Ryan and Reps. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Dave Camp (R-Mich.) to his daily management meetings “in preparation for the fiscal cliff talks,” Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said. Those meetings already include the top four members of the House Republican leadership team.
Ryan, the recently defeated GOP vice presidential nominee, is continuing as chairman of the House Budget Committee while Upton leads the Energy and Commerce Committee and Camp heads the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee.
The move comes as welcome news to House conservatives, who called on Wednesday for Ryan to take a central role in the fiscal negotiations after his stint on the Republican national ticket.
“I hope he’s front and center in this debate,” said Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the outgoing chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee. “He’s probably our best spokesperson for how serious this debt situation is.”
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/267937-boehner-adds-paul-ryan-to-fiscal-cliff-team
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