Most of us had high hope that ‘someone’ within the beltway was finally standing up to the “Establishment” in the Republican party. We cheered as Boehner resigned. We breathed a sigh of relief as Kevin McCarthy stepped away from the heir-apparent position, and we snickered as the “Establishment” scrambled to maintain a power hold in congress. It looked like the well had been poisoned and no one wanted to take the helm. And then . . . Paul Ryan stepped up, feigning aversion to the chair. I don’t know what happened, but I sure would like to know how someone goes from running away from the job to making demands, and then getting a majority of the most conservative elected in DC to support him. I mean, come on! The guy is an “Establishment” lackey. He’ll raise taxes and put revolving doors at the border. Really folks? Is this what you want? We might as well ask Boehner to come back.
If you want to make changes in DC and reduce the power traditionally held by the Speaker of the House, you’re gonna have to do it yourself. You can’t depend on any who are elected to do it for you. So here’s what you do. It’s as easy as dialing your phone or sending an email or even a tweet. I’ve laid it all out for you below.
Melt the phone lines to Washington DC’s switchboards. Send an email. The addys are listed below for you to copy and paste in your address lines. If you have never contacted the privileged inside the beltway before, it’s doubly important for you to make an effort today. One call and/or one email is all it will take to send a message and make your voice heard.
The Capitol Switch Board number: (202) 224-3121
Jim Jordan – Chair, Freedom Caucus (202)225-2676 Email: https://jordan.house.gov and Twitter
Brian Babin TX, Twitter:
Rod Blum IA, (202) 225-2911 Twitter
Dave Brat VA, (202) 225-2815 and Twitter
Jim Bridenstien OK, Twitter
Ken Buck CO, (202) 225-4676 Twitter
Curt Clawson FL, (202) 225-2536 Twitter
Ron De Santis FL, 202-225-2706 Twitter
Scott Desjarlais OH, (202) 225-6831 Twitter
Jeff Duncan SC, (202) 225-5301 Twitter
Trent Franks AZ, (202) 225-4576 Twitter
Scott Garrett NJ, 201-444-5454 Twitter
Paul Gosar AZ, (202) 225-2315 Twitter
Morgan Griffith VA, (202) 225-3861 Twitter
Andy Harris MD, 202-225-5311 Twitter
Jody Hice GA, (202) 225-4101 Twitter
Barry Loudermilk GA, (202) 225-2931 Twitter
Cynthia Lumis WY, (202) 225-2311 Twitter
Mark Meadows NC, (202) 225-6401 Twitter
Alex Mooney WV, (202) 225-2711 Twitter
Gary Palmer AL, (202) 225-4921 Twitter
Steve Pearce NM, (202) 225-2365 Twitter
Scott Perry PA, (202) 225-5836 Twitter
Ted Poe TX, (202) 225-6565 Twitter
Bill Posey FL, (202) 225-3671 Twitter
Kieth Rothfus PA, (202) 225-2065 Twitter
Mark Sanford SC, (202) 225-3176 Twitter
David Schweikert AZ, (202) 225-2190 Twitter
Marlin Stutzman AZ, (202) 225-4436 Twitter
Randy Weber TX, (202) 225-2831 Twitter
Ted Yoho FL, 202-225-5744 Twitter
These caucus members publicly reject Ryan as Speaker. Thank them! (Think Progress, 10/21/15 3:31 p.m.)
1. Rep. Justin Amash (202) 225-3831 Twitter
2. Rep. Thomas Massie (202) 225-3465 Twitter
3. Rep. Raul Labrador (202) 225-6611 Twitter
4. Rep. Walter Jones 202-225-3415 Twitter
5. Rep. Dan Webster (202) 225-2176 Twitter
Webster is actually running against Ryan and currently holds the endorsement of the Freedom Caucus.
6. Rep. Tim Huelskamp (202) 225-2715 Twitter
7. Rep. Mo Brooks (202) 225-4801 Twitter
8. Rep. John Flemming (202) 225-2777 Twitter
9. Rep. Mick Mulvaney (202) 225-5501 Twitter
10. Rep. Matt Salmon (202) 225-2635 Twitter
UPDATE 7:00 pm/cst Ryan officially throws his hat into the ring as a Speaker candidate. (CNN)