{"id":5503,"date":"2023-11-08T11:30:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T16:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=5503"},"modified":"2023-11-08T11:30:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T16:30:49","slug":"house-gop-elects-new-vice-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/news\/house-gop-elects-new-vice-chair\/njackson\/2023\/11\/","title":{"rendered":"House GOP Elects New Vice Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Wednesday, House Republicans elected a new vice chair of the House Republican conference after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) rose up from the position to grasp the gavel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>House Republicans voted Utah Rep. Blake Moore to become the new vice chair of the GOP conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to the press after winning the position, Moore praised the House GOP\u2019s \u201cCommitment to America\u201d platform from the 2022 midterm elections, and the passage of its H.R. 1 energy bill and H.R. 2 border and immigration bill earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s tough environment in Washington right now. It\u2019s a split government type of thing, and we\u2019re making \u2014 creating \u2014 as many ways as we possibly can as we move forward with this,\u201d Moore said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to reports from <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4299675-house-gop-elects-blake-moore-as-vice-chair-replacing-speaker-johnson\/\">The Hill<\/a>, Moore beat out six other candidates for the spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The field included: Rep. Mark Alford (R-Mo.), Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga), Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), Rep. Michelle Fishbach (R-Minn.), and Rep. 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