Washington
(Nov 18)

House Republicans’ new leadership team held a press conference today to highlight their commitment to listening to the American people and focusing on their priorities: creating jobs, cutting spending and reforming Congress.  Speaker-designate John Boehner (R-OH) made the following remarks at the press conference:

“ Republicans are united, and we’re humbled by the trust the American people have placed in us.

“We have a new majority and a new leadership team, and as you’ve heard me say before, this is not about us. It’s about the American people, because it’s the American people who are in charge.  And they want a Congress that focuses on the people’s priorities: cutting spending, creating jobs and reforming the way Congress does its work. Republicans have made a pledge to America to listen to the American people and a pledge to focus on their priorities, and that's exactly what we’re going to do.  We’re going to focus on creating jobs, cutting spending and reforming the way Congress does its business.  We're going to fight for a smaller, less costly, and more accountable federal government here in Washington, D.C.  Today, Republicans adopted an earmark ban that shows the American people that we’re listening and serious about ending business as usual here in Washington, D.C.  We hope the president will work with us on all of these priorities.

“I also want to say how proud I am of the leadership team that our members have elected.  We have a team that represents the broad consensus of our party, the broad diversity of our party, and I'm looking forward to working with them on dealing with the priorities that the American people have sent us here to deal with.”

New Republican Leadership Team.   Yesterday, House Republicans – including newly elected and returning Members – selected their leadership team for the 112 th Congress:

Speaker of the House: Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)
Majority Leader: Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA)
Majority Whip: Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)
Conference Chairman: Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX)
NRCC Chairman: Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX)
Policy Committee Chairman: Rep. Tom Price (R-GA)
Conference Vice-Chair: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)
Conference Secretary: Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
Freshman Representative: Rep.-elect Kristi Noem (R-SD)
Freshman Representative: Rep.-elect Tim Scott (R-SC)
Rules Committee Representative: Rep. David Dreier (R-CA)
Chairman of the Leadership: Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR)

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