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Republican Study Committee

April 09, 2024

The Republican Study Committee (RSC) is a congressional caucus of conservative members of the Republican Party in the United States House of Representatives.[3] In November 2022, Representative Kevin Hern of Oklahoma was elected as the chair of the RSC,[4] effective as of January 2023.[5]

Republican Study Committee
ChairKevin Hern
Founded1973; 51 years ago (1973)
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing[2]
National affiliationRepublican Party
Colors  Red
Seats in the House Republican Conference
166 / 218
Seats in the House
166 / 435
Website
rsc-hern.house.gov

Although the primary functions of the RSC vary from year to year, it has always pushed for significant cuts in non-defense spending,[6] advocated socially conservative legislation,[7] and supported the right to keep and bear arms.[8] It has proposed an alternative budget every year since 1995.[9] In 2007, in conjunction with the unveiling of its "Taxpayer Bill of Rights",[10] it presented an alternative budget resolution that it claimed would balance the budget within five years without increasing income taxes.[11][12][better source needed]

Entering the 118th United States Congress, the RSC was the largest ideological caucus in Congress of either party.[13]

Initiatives edit

The RSC's legislative initiatives are detailed in the American Taxpayer Bill of Rights,[14] unveiled in March 2007.[11]

  1. Taxpayers have a right to have a federal government that does not grow beyond their ability to pay for it.
  2. Taxpayers have a right to receive back each dollar that they entrust to the government for their retirement.
  3. Taxpayers have a right to expect the government to balance the budget without having their taxes raised.
  4. Taxpayers have a right to a simple, fair tax code that they can understand.

History edit

The RSC was founded in 1973 by Paul Weyrich and other conservative activists to keep a watch on the House Republican leadership, which they saw as too moderate. Their formation mirrored the rise of the Democratic Study Group, a liberal force in the Democratic Caucus founded in 1959. The group's first chairman was Phil Crane of Illinois.

The group briefly dissolved in 1995 when Newt Gingrich abolished it and other similar groups [citation needed] after the Republicans won control of the House for the first time in 40 years. It was soon resurrected as the Conservative Action Team (CATs) by Dan Burton of Indiana (the last chair of the original RSC), Sam Johnson of Texas, John Doolittle of California and Ernest Istook of Oklahoma. These four founders alternated as chairs throughout the following two Congresses until David McIntosh of Indiana became chair in 1998.

Paul Teller spent over ten years as Executive Director of RSC. He was fired in December 2013 by Steve Scalise for divulging member conversations.[15] Teller had been working with two outside groups in opposition to a budget deal forged by Paul Ryan and Patty Murray.[16]

Chairs edit

Former members edit

The RSC membership list is available on the group's website.[17] It counts former Vice Presidents Mike Pence, Dan Quayle and Dick Cheney and former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay among its former members. In addition, at least two sitting senators—John Boozman (AR) and Roger Wicker (MS)—were members of the RSC while serving in the House. At least three former governors–Pence (IN), Butch Otter (ID) and Bobby Jindal (LA)—were also members.

List of former members edit

Political issues edit

On June 16, 2010, the committee issued a press release critical of the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama for negotiating an agreement with energy company BP to waive the $75 million federal limit on oil company liability for oil spills. The statement called the agreement requiring BP to set aside $20 billion to pay damage claims for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill a "Chicago-style political shakedown" by the White House.[20]

In July 2013, the Republican Study Committee barred The Heritage Foundation employees from attending its weekly meeting in the Capitol, reversing a decades-old policy, over disagreements about the farm bill.[21]

In June 2015, the Republican Study Committee reacted to the Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage, calling it "a loss for democratic self-government" and stating "we should work to promote the truth of marriage between a man and a woman."[22]

In 2021, their policy positions included maintaining the Hyde Amendment, constructing a wall on the southern border, and ending perceived censorship of conservative-leaning content.[23]

Membership edit

 
Republican Study Committee in the 118th United States Congress

Current members edit

Unlike the Freedom Caucus, the Republican Study Committee publishes its membership on its website.[24]

Alabama

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming


See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c . Republican Study Committee. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  2. ^ Wasson, Eric; Berman, Russell (November 15, 2012). "GOP Rep. Scalise elected RSC chairman, pledges to pull leadership 'to the right'". Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "Republican U.S. Representative Walker urges rejection of planned tariffs". Reuters. 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  4. ^ "Republican Study Committee Elects Rep. Kevin Hern As New Chairman". U.S. Representative Kevin Hern. 2022-11-17. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  5. ^ "Oklahoma congressman announces committee appointments". Oklahoma Energy Today. 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  6. ^ Weisman, Jonathan (October 19, 2005). "House GOP Leaders Set to Cut Spending". The Washington Post.
  7. ^ Davis, Michelle R. (2006-06-06). "Conservative House GOP Group Flexes Policy Muscle". Education Week. ISSN 0277-4232. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  8. ^ Brandon Moseley (2017-01-10). "Palmer appointed to RSC Steering Committee". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  9. ^ Orr, Gabby (2021-03-01). "The Republican trying to bridge the Trump-Pence divide". Politico. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  10. ^ Garrison, Trey (2007-03-14). "A New Contract With America?". D Magazine. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  11. ^ a b (PDF) (press release). Republican Study Committee. March 21, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2012. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  12. ^ "Republican Substitute / The Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2008" (March 27, 2007). Available as a PDF file at House Republican Budget Alternative, section: FY2008 27 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine. U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Budget. budget.house.gov. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  13. ^ Brown, Hayes (2021-09-28). "Joe Biden's Build Back Better Agenda is being held up by moderate Democrats". MSNBC. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  14. ^ . Republican Study Committee. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  15. ^ Alberta, Tim (December 11, 2013). "RSC Fires Executive Director for Leaking 'Member-Level' Talks to Outside Groups". National Journal.
  16. ^ Kane, Paul (December 11, 2013). "House GOP leader Steve Scalise fires top aide, Paul Teller, citing breach of trust". Washington Post.
  17. ^ . Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2009., RSC's 2012 website.
  18. ^ reporter, Rudolph Bush, Tribune staff. "Bitter end to 35-year career". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-02-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ Zawislak, Mick (2014-11-16). "Crane remembered as conservative pioneer". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  20. ^ (Press release). Republican Study Committee. 16 June 2010. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  21. ^ Republican Lawmakers Retaliate Against Heritage Foundation, Tim Alberts, National Journal, August 28, 2013
  22. ^ "House Republican Reaction to Supreme Court Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage | C-SPAN.org".
  23. ^ "Republican Study Committee". Republican Study Committee.
  24. ^ "Membership". Republican Study Committee. 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2021-09-25.

External links edit

  • Official website  

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Republican Study Committee news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Republican Study Committee RSC is a congressional caucus of conservative members of the Republican Party in the United States House of Representatives 3 In November 2022 Representative Kevin Hern of Oklahoma was elected as the chair of the RSC 4 effective as of January 2023 5 Republican Study CommitteeChairKevin HernFounded1973 51 years ago 1973 IdeologyConservatism 1 Fiscal conservatism 1 Social conservatism 1 Political positionRight wing 2 National affiliationRepublican PartyColors RedSeats in the House Republican Conference166 218Seats in the House166 435Websitersc hern wbr house wbr govPolitics of United StatesPolitical partiesElectionsAlthough the primary functions of the RSC vary from year to year it has always pushed for significant cuts in non defense spending 6 advocated socially conservative legislation 7 and supported the right to keep and bear arms 8 It has proposed an alternative budget every year since 1995 9 In 2007 in conjunction with the unveiling of its Taxpayer Bill of Rights 10 it presented an alternative budget resolution that it claimed would balance the budget within five years without increasing income taxes 11 12 better source needed Entering the 118th United States Congress the RSC was the largest ideological caucus in Congress of either party 13 Contents 1 Initiatives 2 History 2 1 Chairs 3 Former members 3 1 List of former members 4 Political issues 5 Membership 5 1 Current members 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksInitiatives editThe RSC s legislative initiatives are detailed in the American Taxpayer Bill of Rights 14 unveiled in March 2007 11 Taxpayers have a right to have a federal government that does not grow beyond their ability to pay for it Taxpayers have a right to receive back each dollar that they entrust to the government for their retirement Taxpayers have a right to expect the government to balance the budget without having their taxes raised Taxpayers have a right to a simple fair tax code that they can understand History editThe RSC was founded in 1973 by Paul Weyrich and other conservative activists to keep a watch on the House Republican leadership which they saw as too moderate Their formation mirrored the rise of the Democratic Study Group a liberal force in the Democratic Caucus founded in 1959 The group s first chairman was Phil Crane of Illinois The group briefly dissolved in 1995 when Newt Gingrich abolished it and other similar groups citation needed after the Republicans won control of the House for the first time in 40 years It was soon resurrected as the Conservative Action Team CATs by Dan Burton of Indiana the last chair of the original RSC Sam Johnson of Texas John Doolittle of California and Ernest Istook of Oklahoma These four founders alternated as chairs throughout the following two Congresses until David McIntosh of Indiana became chair in 1998 Paul Teller spent over ten years as Executive Director of RSC He was fired in December 2013 by Steve Scalise for divulging member conversations 15 Teller had been working with two outside groups in opposition to a budget deal forged by Paul Ryan and Patty Murray 16 Chairs edit 1973 1989 Phil Crane IL 12 1989 1995 Dan Burton IN 6 1995 1999 Dan Burton IN 6 John Doolittle CA 4 Ernest Istook OK 5 Sam Johnson TX 3 1999 2000 David M McIntosh IN 2 2000 2001 Sam Johnson TX 3 2001 2003 John Shadegg AZ 4 2003 2005 Sue Myrick NC 9 2005 2007 Mike Pence IN 6 2007 2009 Jeb Hensarling TX 5 2009 2011 Tom Price GA 6 2011 2013 Jim Jordan OH 4 2013 2014 Steve Scalise LA 1 2014 2015 Rob Woodall GA 7 2015 2017 Bill Flores TX 17 2017 2019 Mark Walker NC 6 2019 2021 Mike Johnson LA 4 2021 2023 Jim Banks IN 3 2023 present Kevin Hern OK 1 Former members editThe RSC membership list is available on the group s website 17 It counts former Vice Presidents Mike Pence Dan Quayle and Dick Cheney and former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay among its former members In addition at least two sitting senators John Boozman AR and Roger Wicker MS were members of the RSC while serving in the House At least three former governors Pence IN Butch Otter ID and Bobby Jindal LA were also members List of former members edit Dan Burton of Indiana Phil Crane of Illinois 18 19 John Doolittle of California Sam Johnson of Texas David M McIntosh of Indiana Sue Myrick of North Carolina Mike Pence of Indiana Bruce Poliquin of Maine Jeb Hensarling of Texas Tom Price of Georgia Jim Jordan of Ohio Jackie Walorski of Indiana Rob Woodall of Georgia Bill Flores of Texas Mark Walker of North Carolina Jim Hagedorn of Minnesota Chris Stewart of Utah Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania Richard Burr of North CarolinaPolitical issues editOn June 16 2010 the committee issued a press release critical of the administration of U S President Barack Obama for negotiating an agreement with energy company BP to waive the 75 million federal limit on oil company liability for oil spills The statement called the agreement requiring BP to set aside 20 billion to pay damage claims for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill a Chicago style political shakedown by the White House 20 In July 2013 the Republican Study Committee barred The Heritage Foundation employees from attending its weekly meeting in the Capitol reversing a decades old policy over disagreements about the farm bill 21 In June 2015 the Republican Study Committee reacted to the Supreme Court decision that legalized same sex marriage calling it a loss for democratic self government and stating we should work to promote the truth of marriage between a man and a woman 22 In 2021 their policy positions included maintaining the Hyde Amendment constructing a wall on the southern border and ending perceived censorship of conservative leaning content 23 Membership edit nbsp Republican Study Committee in the 118th United States CongressCurrent members edit Unlike the Freedom Caucus the Republican Study Committee publishes its membership on its website 24 Alabama Jerry Carl AL 1 Barry Moore AL 2 Mike Rogers AL 3 Robert Aderholt AL 4 Dale Strong AL 5 Gary Palmer AL 6 Arizona David Schweikert AZ 1 Debbie Lesko AZ 8 Paul Gosar AZ 9 Arkansas French Hill AR 2 Bruce Westerman AR 4 California Doug LaMalfa CA 1 Kevin Kiley CA 3 Tom McClintock CA 5 Jay Obernolte CA 23 Mike Garcia CA 27 Darrell Issa CA 48 Colorado Lauren Boebert CO 3 Doug Lamborn CO 5 Florida Neal Dunn FL 2 Kat Cammack FL 3 Aaron Bean FL 4 Michael Waltz FL 6 Bill Posey FL 8 Daniel Webster FL 11 Gus Bilirakis FL 12 Anna Paulina Luna FL 13 Laurel Lee FL 15 Vern Buchanan FL 16 Greg Steube FL 17 Scott Franklin FL 18 Byron Donalds FL 19 Brian Mast FL 21 Carlos A Gimenez FL 28 Georgia Buddy Carter GA 1 Drew Ferguson GA 3 Rich McCormick GA 6 Austin Scott GA 8 Andrew Clyde GA 9 Barry Loudermilk GA 11 Rick Allen GA 12 Marjorie Taylor Greene GA 14 Idaho Russ Fulcher ID 1 Illinois Mike Bost IL 12 Mary Miller IL 15 Darin LaHood IL 16 Indiana Rudy Yakym IN 2 Jim Banks IN 3 Jim Baird IN 4 Victoria Spartz IN 5 Larry Bucshon IN 8 Erin Houchin IN 9 Iowa Ashley Hinson IA 2 Zach Nunn IA 3 Randy Feenstra IA 4 Kansas Tracey Mann KS 1 Jake LaTurner KS 2 Ron Estes KS 4 Kentucky James Comer KY 1 Brett Guthrie KY 2 Andy Barr KY 6 Louisiana Steve Scalise LA 1 Clay Higgins LA 3 Mike Johnson LA 4 Julia Letlow LA 5 Garret Graves LA 6 Michigan Jack Bergman MI 1 John Moolenaar MI 2 Bill Huizenga MI 4 Tim Walberg MI 5 Lisa McClain MI 9 John James MI 10 Minnesota Tom Emmer MN 6 Michelle Fischbach MN 7 Pete Stauber MN 8 Mississippi Trent Kelly MS 1 Michael Guest MS 3 Mike Ezell MS 4 Missouri Ann Wagner MO 2 Blaine Luetkemeyer MO 3 Mark Alford MO 4 Eric Burlison MO 7 Jason Smith MO 8 Montana Matt Rosendale MT 2 Nebraska Mike Flood NE 1 Don Bacon NE 2 New Jersey Jeff Van Drew NJ 2 New York Nick LaLota NY 1 Nicole Malliotakis NY 11 Elise Stefanik NY 21 Brandon Williams NY 22 Nick Langworthy NY 23 Claudia Tenney NY 24 North Carolina Greg Murphy NC 3 Virginia Foxx NC 5 David Rouzer NC 7 Dan Bishop NC 8 Richard Hudson NC 9 Patrick McHenry NC 10 North Dakota Kelly Armstrong ND AL Ohio Brad Wenstrup OH 2 Bob Latta OH 5 Bill Johnson OH 6 Warren Davidson OH 8 Mike Turner OH 10 Troy Balderson OH 12 Mike Carey OH 15 Oklahoma Kevin Hern OK 1 Josh Brecheen OK 2 Tom Cole OK 4 Stephanie Bice OK 5 Oregon Cliff Bentz OR 2 Pennsylvania Dan Meuser PA 9 Lloyd Smucker PA 11 John Joyce PA 13 Guy Reschenthaler PA 14 Mike Kelly PA 16 South Carolina Joe Wilson SC 2 Jeff Duncan SC 3 William Timmons SC 4 Ralph Norman SC 5 Russell Fry SC 7 South Dakota Dusty Johnson SD AL Tennessee Diana Harshbarger TN 1 Tim Burchett TN 2 Chuck Fleischmann TN 3 Scott DesJarlais TN 4 Andy Ogles TN 5 John Rose TN 6 Mark Green TN 7 David Kustoff TN 8 Texas Nathaniel Moran TX 1 Dan Crenshaw TX 2 Keith Self TX 3 Pat Fallon TX 4 Lance Gooden TX 5 Morgan Luttrell TX 8 Michael McCaul TX 10 August Pfluger TX 11 Kay Granger TX 12 Ronny Jackson TX 13 Randy Weber TX 14 Monica de la Cruz TX 15 Jodey Arrington TX 19 Chip Roy TX 21 Troy Nehls TX 22 Tony Gonzales TX 23 Beth Van Duyne TX 24 Roger Williams TX 25 Michael C Burgess TX 26 Michael Cloud TX 27 John Carter TX 31 Brian Babin TX 36 Utah Blake Moore UT 1 John Curtis UT 3 Burgess Owens UT 4 Virginia Rob Wittman VA 1 Bob Good VA 5 Ben Cline VA 6 Washington Dan Newhouse WA 4 Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA 5 West Virginia Alex Mooney WV 2 Wisconsin Bryan Steil WI 1 Scott L Fitzgerald WI 5 Glenn Grothman WI 6 Tom Tiffany WI 7 Wyoming Harriet Hageman WY AL See also editCongressional Progressive Caucus Freedom Caucus Liberty Caucus Republican Main Street Partnership Tea Party Caucus Tuesday GroupReferences edit a b c About RSC Republican Study Committee Archived from the original on 28 July 2014 Retrieved 23 July 2014 Wasson Eric Berman Russell November 15 2012 GOP Rep Scalise elected RSC chairman pledges to pull leadership to the right Retrieved July 23 2014 Republican U S Representative Walker urges rejection of planned tariffs Reuters 2018 03 05 Retrieved 2021 12 25 Republican Study Committee Elects Rep Kevin Hern As New Chairman U S Representative Kevin Hern 2022 11 17 Retrieved 2023 01 05 Oklahoma congressman announces committee appointments Oklahoma Energy Today 2022 12 05 Retrieved 2023 01 05 Weisman Jonathan October 19 2005 House GOP Leaders Set to Cut Spending The Washington Post Davis Michelle R 2006 06 06 Conservative House GOP Group Flexes Policy Muscle Education Week ISSN 0277 4232 Retrieved 2021 12 25 Brandon Moseley 2017 01 10 Palmer appointed to RSC Steering Committee Alabama Political Reporter Retrieved 2021 12 25 Orr Gabby 2021 03 01 The Republican trying to bridge the Trump Pence divide Politico Retrieved 2021 12 25 Garrison Trey 2007 03 14 A New Contract With America D Magazine Retrieved 2021 12 26 a b RSC Leaders Rally to Support Taxpayers as Democrats Sanction Largest Tax Increase in American History PDF press release Republican Study Committee March 21 2007 Archived from the original PDF on December 13 2012 Retrieved 2017 03 25 Republican Substitute The Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2008 March 27 2007 Available as a PDF file at House Republican Budget Alternative section FY2008 Archived 27 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine U S House of Representatives Committee on the Budget budget house gov Retrieved 2017 03 25 Brown Hayes 2021 09 28 Joe Biden s Build Back Better Agenda is being held up by moderate Democrats MSNBC Retrieved 2021 12 25 The RSC s Taxpayer Bill of Rights Republican Study Committee Archived from the original on December 12 2012 Retrieved 2017 03 25 Alberta Tim December 11 2013 RSC Fires Executive Director for Leaking Member Level Talks to Outside Groups National Journal Kane Paul December 11 2013 House GOP leader Steve Scalise fires top aide Paul Teller citing breach of trust Washington Post RSC Member List Republican Study Committee RSC Archived from the original on 17 July 2011 Retrieved 17 April 2009 RSC s 2012 website reporter Rudolph Bush Tribune staff Bitter end to 35 year career chicagotribune com Retrieved 2021 02 28 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Zawislak Mick 2014 11 16 Crane remembered as conservative pioneer Daily Herald Retrieved 2021 02 28 Chicago Style Political Shakedown Republican Study Committee RSC Press release Republican Study Committee 16 June 2010 Archived from the original on 4 May 2013 Retrieved 14 July 2013 Republican Lawmakers Retaliate Against Heritage Foundation Tim Alberts National Journal August 28 2013 House Republican Reaction to Supreme Court Ruling on Same Sex Marriage C SPAN org Republican Study Committee Republican Study Committee Membership Republican Study Committee 2017 12 06 Retrieved 2021 09 25 External links editOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Republican Study Committee amp oldid 1215067570, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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