First Draft: Jason Chaffetz Announces Bid for House Speaker
Representative Jason Chaffetz of Utah, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, officially entered the race to become House speaker on Sunday morning, saying that he offers the kind of “fresh face” needed to ease the friction between the far right and the rest of the Republican Party. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: House of Representatives
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