
New Freedom Caucus leader fires warning shot as conservatives rebel against must-pass defense bill
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Incoming new Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good, R-Va., pledged to whip votes against this year's defense policy bill, which conservatives are opposed to.
When pressed on whether House Republican leaders could face retribution from their right flank, Good smiled slightly and said again, "I think it's a terrible mistake. I think it's a colossal failure." Elizabeth Elkind is a reporter for Fox News Digital focused on Congress as well as the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and politics. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
GOP hardliners have been criticizing House Republicans over this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) after the text of the compromise with the Democrat-controlled Senate removed a number of conservative policy goals on transgender surgeries and abortion, among others. Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com