U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Dallas, introduced a bid for speaker of the Home of Representatives this weekend.
The previous businessman was first elected to Congress in 2018, changing Republican and former Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta. He additionally served as state Secretary of Income beneath the Corbett administration.
“Our present problem as a convention just isn’t coverage or fundraising however unity,” Meuser stated in a press release launched on social media Sunday afternoon. “All through my life, I’ve been a fervent proponent for teamwork and the higher good over particular person acquire.”
The assertion went on to say his priorities as speaker can be to work with every Republican consultant to serve the wants of their districts, implement a steering committee to debate laws, increase fundraising alternatives for members and decentralize communications, amongst different targets.
“We should beneath promise and over ship and instill a way of possession which is able to foster a tradition of teamwork all through the convention,” Meuser stated within the assertion. “It’s by way of mutual respect and unwavering dedication to our nation that we will chart a course for achievement.”
