WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) – Wisconsin’s newest congressman will give House Speaker John Boehner the benefit of the doubt — at least for now.
Campbellsport Republican Glenn Grothman cast his first vote on Capitol Hill Tuesday, when he joined the other four Wisconsin Republicans in re-electing the speaker.
25 Republicans voted against Boehner. That’s an abnormally high number — but political observers say the Ohio lawmaker will have a battle on his hands keeping conservatives in his corner on issues such as raising the federal debt ceiling, and U.S. border security.
The House voted 216-192 to keep Boehner in the speaker’s chair. 24 GOP members selected others, and one voted “present.”
(Story courtesy of Wheeler News Service)
