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12-03-2016, 01:59 PM
The North Carolina Conservative Who Wants to Lead the Freedom Caucus (http://dailysignal.com/2016/12/02/the-north-carolina-conservative-who-wants-to-lead-the-freedom-caucus/)
By Rachel del Guidice / @LRacheldG / December 02, 2016 /


Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., hopes to become the next chairman of the House Freedom Caucus. And he has big plans for what he’ll accomplish in the role.

“From day one since our founding almost two years ago, the mission of the Freedom Caucus has been to give a voice to the countless Americans who feel that Washington does not represent them,” Meadows said.

The 57-year-old lawmaker from Jackson County in western North Carolina is perhaps best known for filing the House motion that ultimately led to the resignation of former Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio.

Now, should he win the Freedom Caucus chairmanship, Meadows said he hopes to continue to unify the caucus and specifically focus on the issues of regulatory reform and Obamacare.

“We are trying to put a real emphasis on policy and regulatory reform going forward,” Meadows told The Daily Signal in a phone interview. “One of our renewed interests, should I be elected the chairman, would be to focus on trying to take more of a proactive approach on policy and take official positions that are supported by most if not all of our [Freedom Caucus] members and how we can make sure that we move that positive agenda going forward.”

Meadows said the specific committee skills of Freedom Caucus members could help them tackle regulatory reform.

“Additionally, on the regulatory reform side of things, [we will be] using each of the member’s expertise as well as their committee assignments to really dig deep into the types of regulation and specifics within the agencies that they authorize on how they can best change and streamline those regulations to create job growth,” Meadows said.

Repealing and replacing Obamacare is also high on the list for Meadows.
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If elected chairman, he would replace Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who has served as the caucus chairman since its creation in January 2015.

The caucus holds no official roster of its members and is well-known for its opposition to the Washington establishment.

While there is not expected to be a challenger to Meadows for the chairman position, the nine members of the Freedom Caucus board will have to “accept Meadows’ candidacy and formally nominate him,” according to Roll Call.
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