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The House Freedom Caucus changed its leadership team Tuesday, picking Rep. Andy Biggs, Arizona Republican, to lead the conservative group.
Mr. Biggs, who is in his second term representing Arizona's 5th Congressional District, vowed to continue what he called the group's principles-first approach.
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) has been elected the new chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, a bloc of conservative members in Congress who have allied themselves closely with President Trump, the group announced Tuesday. He will take over from current chairman Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) on Oct. 1.
"I'm grateful for the trust of my colleagues in selecting me to serve as the next chairman of the House Freedom Caucus," said Biggs, who has been a member of the caucus since he joined the House in 2017.
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., on Tuesday was picked to replace Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., as the new chairman of the House Freedom Caucus.
Biggs in a press release said the caucus must continue its fight against increased government spending and border security.
The caucus must also "work to lower health care costs and improve access and quality for all Americans," he said. "We will stand with President Trump as he keeps his promises to the American people. And we will never forget the people who sent us to Congress to work on their behalf."
Rep. Andy Biggs has been named the new head of the House Freedom Caucus, confirming his rising status among the most conservative voices on Capitol Hill.
On Oct. 1, midway through his second term, Biggs, R-Ariz., will take the reins of one of the most high-profile cliques in Congress that includes all four Republican members of Arizona's House delegation and more than three dozen overall from across the country.
Arizona Republican Rep. Andy Biggs will serve as the third chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, after the group of roughly three dozen hard-line conservatives elected him to take over its leadership effective Oct. 1.
The conservative House Freedom Caucus has a new leader.
The hard-line group has elected Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) to be the new Freedom Caucus chief, replacing Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.).
"I'm grateful for the trust of my colleagues in selecting me to serve as the next chairman of the House Freedom Caucus," Biggs said in a statement on Tuesday.Meadows, a founding Freedom Caucus member and one of President Donald Trump's closest allies on Capitol Hill, will step down Oct. 1 but is expected to remain on the group's board.
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) will step down as chairman of the House Freedom Caucus on Oct. 1 and will be replaced by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), who was officially elected as the new chairman on Tuesday.
It is said that there are two parties in Washington, D.C., that want to increase spending, Democrats and Republicans. It is imperative that, as we approach the end of the fiscal year, we consider tools to curb some of the ravenous appetite to spend money in D.C. — using the presidential prerogative to rescind some of our wasteful and subsequently unspent appropriations.
The liberal Left is steeped in moral relativism and relies on its Platonic elitism to such a degree that it fails to recognize its blatant hypocrisy.
Democrats initially wanted a $15 federal minimum wage, which recently passed in the House of Representatives. Now, some are calling for $20 per hour.
Both policies would backfire on Americans in a major way.
The Congressional Budget Office recently estimated that if the $15 minimum wage became law, up to 3.7 million jobs could be eliminated by 2025.