Last May the future
ambitions of a strong-willed woman in the House of Representatives began to
take center stage when Wyoming Senator Mike Enzi decided to retire in 2020.
The media tried to
press Liz Cheney for an answer on whether she would seek Enzi’s seat. She was tight-lipped at the time but now she
is making noise as she climbs higher on the GOP leadership ladder.
In 2016, she won
Wyoming’s only House seat. Two years
later—and days after losing the majority—House Republicans voted Cheney into
party leadership as Republican Conference Chairwoman, the third-highest ranking
job in the minority. Cheney pledged in
November 2018, “We’re absolutely going to take back the majority.”
On Thursday, Rep. Liz
Cheney announced she will pass up running for the Senate saying,
“The choice between staying here in House leadership, being somebody who can
help lead the fight against Speaker Pelosi, against socialism, against what the
Democrats are trying to do to weaken the country, versus the alternative of
running for being a freshman senator, for me, it was very clear that I could
have a much bigger impact here.”
"I think the House
really is going to continue to be at the front lines for the battles in
terms of the economic fight over socialism, making sure that we continue the
kind of economic growth and deregulation that we've seen over the last three
years, as well as the issues that we're facing from a national security
perspective," Cheney said.
“The American people
are seeing once again that the Democrats can’t be trusted. To do something this
reckless with one of their most important constitutional obligations, thinking
about impeaching the President of the United States, reminds people yet again
what happens when they’re in the majority. A number of Democrats hold districts
that Trump won around the country, and I feel really good about our chances to
get their seats back in the districts where they’ve failed to produce for the
people who sent them here.”
Rep. Richard Hudson of
North Carolina said, “She’s a strong leader and I’m glad she’s staying in the
House and staying in leadership.”
“She will be a force in
the House for years to come,” said Rep. Devin Nunes of California.
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