Dear John,
As you may know, I was one of the first to announce that Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy had not earned my vote to be the next Speaker of the House. Now, I am proudly standing with conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus to support Congressman Andy Biggs in his run.
Leader McCarthy had two years to audition for the job. He had two years to fight the progressive agenda. Instead of standing with us when it would cost him nothing politically:
❌ He didn’t support our efforts to Vacate the Chair, a parliamentary move that could have halted Speaker Pelosi in her weakest moments.
❌ He didn’t support our efforts to fight against the National Defense Authorization Act items that made our military more WOKE, instead of battle ready, spent billions of dollars on climate change including a plan to electrify military vehicles, and kicked heroes out for refusing to get the vaccine.
❌ He wouldn't even support our efforts to force Democrats to simply take more recorded votes on their radical agenda.
When the Freedom Caucus asked for changes to the House rules that would empower regular members to be a voice for their constituents and would better allow us to keep our leadership in check, McCarthy said no.
As you’ve seen these last few years during the reign of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, this position is powerful. As we prepare to go into battle with the Biden-Pelosi-Schumer agenda, we need to be confident that our leader will use the power of the Speaker's office to fight for our conservative values.
If you remember, I was one of the first to come against Liz Cheney as our party conference chair. While Leader McCarthy initially backed Cheney, we eventually won the battle to remove her from leadership. And, I’m hoping to win this one for the American people as well.
Our campaign team has been overwhelmed with messages of support for my efforts in this area. We appreciate your feedback and your prayers.
