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Boehner announces leaders he will take to White House

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, announced today that even though President Barack Obama invited the full House Republican Conference to the White House on Thursday, he would bring a smaller group of negotiators, “including the elected leadership and certain committee chairmen.”

Following is a list of the leaders that Boehner will take to the White House. It noticeably does not include House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., even though the farm bill is pending.

Elected Leadership


  • Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio
  • Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va.
  • Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.
  • Republican Conference Chairman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash.
  • National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore.
  • Policy Committee chairman James Lankford, R-Okla.
  • Republican Conference Vice Chairman Lynn Jenkins, R-Kan.
  • Republican Conference Secretary Virginia Foxx, R-N.C.

Designated Leadership and Committee Chairmen


  • Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions, R-Texas
  • Ways and Mean Committee Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich.
  • Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers, R-Ky.
  • Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis.
  • Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich.
  • Chief Deputy Whip Peter Roskam, R-Ill.
  • Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., sophomore representative
  • Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo., freshman representative
  • Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas
  • Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon, R-Calif.