Monday, December 10, 2012

Call members of the Steering Committee NOW!

Daniel Horowitz sounds the alarm to call congressional members of the Steering Committee, who allowed Boehner to achieve the removal of conservatives on key committees, before leadership's final decision stands, and they succeed in driving the party over the cliff...

RedState: The purge of conservatives from key committees last week was not a natural disaster. It was perpetrated by leadership with the help of the rest of the 31 members on the Steering Committee. They all need to hear from us.

it is quite stupefying that almost none of the members have spoken out against the purge. After all, there were 31 members in the room when it happened. Would they like to divulge how they voted? Would they be willing to go on record as supporting the big government litmus test to sit on certain committees? Are they willing to tell us which votes were scored on the magical leadership scorecard?

Tomorrow, the members of the Steering Committee will make their final decisions and conduct the final votes that will determine all of the committee assignments for the 113th Congress. There will be a push to reinstate the members who were deposed of their current assignments on account of their conservative voting records. Each one of these members, especially Paul Ryan, owes it to Republicans to divulge where he/she stands on this issue and how they plan to vote tomorrow. Nobody elected these people to raise the debt limit and to increase taxes. They need to explain why support for what is antithetical to our values should serve as a litmus test for committee assignments.

Make sure these members are held to account. Let us know what they say:
John BoehnerOH-8202-225-0600
Eric CantorVA-7202-225-4000
Kevin McCarthyCA-22202-225-2915
Peter RoskamIL-6202-225-4561
Cathy McMorris-RodgersWA-5202-225-2006
James LankfordOK-5202-225-2132
Lynn JenkinsKS-2202-225-6601
Virginia FoxxNC-5202-225-2071
Greg WaldenOR-2202-225-6730
Tom ColeOK-4202-225-6165
Hal RogersKY-5202-225-4601
Fred UptonMI-6202-225-4986
Jeb HensarlingTX-5202-225-3484
Pete SessionsTX-32202-225-2231
Dave CampMI-4202-225-3561
Paul RyanWI-1202-225-3031
Lamar SmithTX-21202-225-4236
Doc HastingsWA-4202-225-5816
Tom LathamIA-4202-225-5476
John ShimkusIL-19202-225-5271
Mike RogersMI-8202-225-4872
Bill ShusterPA-9202-225-2431
Pat TiberiOH-12202-225-5355
Steve ScaliseLA-1202-225-3015
Lynn WestmorelandGA-3202-225-5901
Bob GoodlatteVA-6202-225-5431
Ken CalvertCA-44202-225-1986
Jeff MillerFL-1202-225-4136
Cynthia LummisWY202-225-2311
Joe HeckNV-3202-225-3252
Richard Hudson (incoming member)NC-8N/A