Republicans Elect New Leadership Team

House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) highlighted the new leadership team elected by House Republicans today. Boehner was chosen by his colleagues for the post of Republican Leader. He issued the following statement:

"As Republicans we stand together united in purpose to renew our commitment to the core principles that brought us to the majority. The rebuilding begins now. I'm proud of the new leadership team we have in place. On a personal level, I want to thank my colleagues for their support and for their faith in my ability to help lead our party and earn our majority back in 2008.

"I'd like to congratulate Mike Pence on waging a campaign based on ideas and solutions to return Republicans to the principles of limited government, fiscal discipline, and reform. Mike cares deeply about our party and its future and will continue to be a key leader in our efforts to return to our core principles and regain our majority.

"We're going to be working very closely with all our members over the next two years. To earn our majority back, House Republicans must rededicate ourselves to the spirit of reform and we must regain our confidence and courage to tackle the big issues the American people care about - cutting wasteful spending, reforming government programs that aren't sustainable for our children and our grandchildren, providing tax relief to American families, and strengthening national and border security.

"The American people strongly support these ideas and principles. United together, I'm confident that our party will tackle the challenges before us and regain our majority in 2008."

New Republican Leadership Team. Today, House Republicans elected the following leaders for the 110th Congress:

Republican Leader: Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)
Republican Whip: Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Conference Chairman: Rep. Adam Putnam (R-FL)
Policy Committee Chairman: Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI)
Conference Vice-Chair: Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
Conference Secretary: Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
NRCC Chairman: Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK)

Let's get to work!