Bridenstine Demands Boehner Reinstate Colleague’s Committee Seats

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 8, 2015

Congressmen Bridenstine and Massie Demand Action 

Joint Statement from Congressmen Jim Bridenstine and Thomas Massie:

According to the Congressional Record, Congressmen Daniel Webster and Richard Nugent, Members who voted against John Boehner as Speaker of the House, have been kicked off the Rules Committee.  This retribution compromises the ability of Members of Congress to faithfully represent their constituents and subverts our representative democracy. 

The Speaker must immediately reinstate these Members.  No Member should be punished for voting his or her conscience.

We expect other Members of the House of Representatives to condemn this act of political retribution.

 

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