Tuesday, January 6, 2015

25 Republicans Rebel Against Boehner, Who Still Wins Speaker Vote

Twenty-five House Republicans publicly rebelled against John Boehner on Tuesday, voting for another candidate for speaker during Tuesday’s public floor vote but ultimately failing to prevent the Ohio Republican from winning re-election to the leadership post.
While these conservatives didn’t stop Boehner as they hoped, they will likely argue their votes sent a message of displeasure with the current GOP leadership.
Prior to the vote, at least 15 disaffected conservative House Republicans publicly said they would oppose Boehner. Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert and Florida Rep. Ted Yoho both offered themselves as alternative candidates for speaker, hoping to draw votes away from Boehner. Florida Rep. Daniel Webster was also nominated before the vote, garnering a surprising 12 votes.
Out of the 408 votes cast, Boehner won a slim majority of 216 votes.
Other surprising votes went to Sens. Rand Paul and Jeff Sessions. Some in the crowd on the floor chuckled when no-votes were announced.

http://dailycaller.com/2015/01/06/25-republicans-rebel-against-boehner-speaker-vote/ 

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