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Rent-to-own News - New House leadership team includes RTO supporters

November 20, 2008

House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) announced the new leadership team elected by House Republicans Wednesday, according to the Republican Leader Press Office.

Boehner was recently re-elected to his party's top post in the House during House Republican Conference organizational meetings for the 111th Congress and will now face a Democratic White House and a dramatically strengthened Democratic House majority.

"The months ahead will present Republicans with an unprecedented opportunity to renew our drive for smaller, more accountable government and offer positive solutions to the challenges facing the American people," Boehner said. "House Republicans will rebuild our majority coalition by winning the issues that Americans care about most."

House Republicans elected the seven leaders Wednesday. The top three posts are held by congressmen who voted in favor of industry supported legislation in 2002, including Boehner, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) and Mike Pence (R-IN).

Boehner was also a former co-sponsor of rent-to-own legislation.


The full list of the newly elected Republican leadership team is as follows: 

*    Republican Leader:  Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)
*    Republican Whip:  Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA)
*    Conference Chairman:  Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN)
*    Policy Committee Chairman:  Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI)
*    Conference Vice-Chair:  Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)
*    Conference Secretary:  Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
*    NRCC Chairman:  Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX)

 

Republican Senate leaders were elected Tuesday, with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) elected Republican Senate Leader. Current Senate co-sponsor John Thune (R-S.D.) was elected National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman.

 

“We’ve assembled a great team which stands ready to protect American taxpayers by cutting spending, paying down the national debt, and moving our nation toward energy independence,” said Senator McConnell.  “We are eager to work with our Democrat colleagues to forge bipartisan agreements and implement real legislative accomplishments.”

 

The full list of the Republican Senate Leadership team is as follows:

*   Republican Leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
*   Republican Whip, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.)
*   Republican Conference Chair, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)
*   Republican Policy Committee Chairman, Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.)
*   Republican Conference Vice Chair, John Thune (R-S.D.)
*   National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman, John Cornyn (R-Texas)

 

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