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Bass, Flake Circulate Leadership Election Petition
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| Last Edited | COSDem Jan 06, 2006 03:51pm |
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| News Date | Friday, January 6, 2006 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A small group of mostly moderate House Republican lawmakers will circulate a petition this afternoon calling for new leadership elections to be held when the chamber returns for the second session of the 109th Congress, marking the formal start of the process for potentially choosing a permanent Majority Leader to replace indicted Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas).
The “Dear Colleague” letter, which is being spearheaded by centrist Rep. Charles Bass (R-N.H.) and conservative Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), will be circulated to all House Republicans later today.
“I can confirm that Congressman Bass along with Congressman Flake are organizing a formal petition calling for a special election to elect permanent representatives for any vacant leadership positions,” said Bass spokeswoman Alissa Southworth.
Bass and Flake both already have publicly called for new leadership elections to be held. Sources said the petition already has the signatures of more than a dozen other Republican lawmakers, most of them moderates like Bass. |
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