Members of the Tuesday Group are considering an ouster of the moderate group’s co-chair, Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-NJ), for negotiating with hardline conservatives on the Republican bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, the Hill reported on Wednesday.
According to the Hill, two unnamed members of the Tuesday Group said their colleagues are frustrated by MacArthur’s negotiations with the conservative Freedom Caucus regarding the Republican repeal bill.
One unnamed member who is in favor of MacArthur’s ouster told the Hill that MacArthur “overstepped his bounds” by making a deal with Freedom Caucus chair Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC).
“There is dissension in the ranks,” that member said, as quoted in the report.
Both sources said that the group could discuss the matter as early as Wednesday afternoon.
Per the Hill, Tuesday Group members warned MacArthur in a recent meeting against such a negotiation because they feared moderate Republicans would take the fall if conservative lawmakers reversed position and backed the legislation.
Earlier this week MacArthur nevertheless proposed an amendment to the bill to allow states to apply for waivers from certain Obamacare mandates, which prompted the House Freedom Caucus to officially support the legislation in its latest iteration.
I’m finding more and more articles on TPM are cryptic to me. It’s all like looking into a fog.
Any ideas who would be the new co-chair?
I did ok reading this one. There are definitely a slew of typos that I’ve been tripping over in the articles and the editorials, especially lately.