Sen. Ron Johnson gets signatures to seek delay of Senate GOP leadership vote
Sen. Ron Johnson says he has the five GOP signatures needed to call a conference meeting on postponing the Senate Republican leadership election.
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., has collected the five signatures from Republican colleagues that he needs to request a meeting of the full Senate Republican conference, The Hill reports. The meeting would discuss postponing the conference's leadership election, which is scheduled for next week.
Johnson chairs the Senate Budget Committee. The Hill describes him as a staunch ally of President Trump and says he is seeking the delay after big Republican losses.
CBS News says Johnson discussed the push to delay the leadership elections on its program "The Takeout." According to CBS, he also discussed Trump's decision to replace his White House chief of staff. The CBS description does not say whether the two are linked.
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- The HillJohnson, staunch Trump ally, seeks to delay Senate GOP leadership election after big lossesFri, Nov 6, 2:53 PM EST
- CBS NewsGOP Sen. Ron Johnson on working to delay Congress leadership elections, moreFri, Nov 6, 5:40 PM EST
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