The Voice of Reason Wrote:
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"North Carolina Rep. Walter Jones (R) sent a
> letter to the No. 4 House Republican saying any
> candidate for leadership who has committed any
> "misdeeds" since joining Congress should
> "withdraw" from the contest.
>
> Jones, a 20-year veteran of Washington, is
> referring to marital infidelity, and made
> reference to former Rep. Bob Livingston (R-La.),
> who stepped down due to an affair before he was
> slated to become speaker, and Newt Gingrich.
>
> "With all the voter distrust of Washington felt
> around the country, I am asking that any
> candidate for Speaker of the House, majority
> leader, and majority whip withdraw himself from
> the leadership election if there are any misdeeds
> he has committed since joining Congress that will
> embarrass himself, the Republican Conference and
> the House of Representatives if they become
> public," Jones wrote in a letter to Rep. Cathy
> McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.).
>
> Jones, in an interview with POLITICO Wednesday
> morning, said he is not referring to anyone
> specific. He said he doesn't want any misstep to
> "destroy our conference." Jones made reference to
> revelations that surfaced earlier this year that
> Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) allegedly spoke to a
> white supremacy group a decade ago.
>
> "My point was not any individual, what it was that
> in this world we live in today, with you young
> guys, and the Internet and everything, all the
> blogs and the papers, I just felt that when I
> leave at 5 o'clock, no one knows what I do," Jones
> said. "What I'm trying to say is if anybody
> running for leadership has after 5 o' clock, had
> an issue, drinking and driving or playing
> cards, or anything, then I think that the
> conference needs to know it."
>
> The House Republican Conference will nominate a
> candidate for speaker Thursday, and a new majority
> leader and whip next week. Jones said the
> leadership must serve with the "utmost
> integrity."
>
> Read more:
>
http://www.politico.com/blogs/the-gavel/2015/10/wa
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