The Republican Study Committee was once a fringe group in the House Republican conference, but is now the main link between top players in the speaker race.
A House Republican caucus once known as the home of the party’s hardliners is now a big link between the top players in the messy GOP speaker fight. The Republican Study Committee is a 176-member-strong group home to party conservatives — now the majority of House GOP lawmakers. It’s also the place where several names mentioned in the ongoing House speaker race got their starts in leadership.
Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, served as the group’s leader from 2011 until 2012, later going on to be one of the co-founders of the House Freedom Caucus over concerns the RSC was not conservative enough. He is now House Republicans’ selection for their next speaker after a closed-door vote on Friday. Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., who was the speaker-designate before dropping out of the race over a lack of support on Thursday night, was Jordan’s direct successor as RSC chair.
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