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SCOOP: Rep. Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.) is running to chair Republican Governance Group.
Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) is running as well.
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BREAKING: House Republican freshman class leadership election results:
CLASS PRESIDENT: Austin Rogers (R-Fla.)
ELC Rep: Houston Gaines (R-Georgia)
RPC Rep: Chuck Gray (R-Wy.)
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Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), one of the longest serving members in the House, on Speaker Johnson's comments about not wanting to serve with anyone who served in the Reagan years: "I don't know why [Johnson] said that. I loved Ronald Reagan."
Smith also said he's working on three bills and defended his record, saying he's authored more bills "that have become law than anybody in the country."
"I'm working like you can't believe to get what I think are commonsense legislation passed," Smith said.
(I'll note, Smith didn't seem too offended. He was laughing.)
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says during a news conference he will be visiting 15-20 states for his October campaign travel. He mentioned he would be campaigning in Virginia but did not elaborate on other states.
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NEWS: Rep. Neal Dunn (R-Fla.), who received a terminal diagnosis, hasn't voted since June 11.
His office told me he will only be voting if Republican leadership needs him to because he hasn't been feeling well physically.
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