Freedom Caucus | |
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Chairman | Jim Jordan |
Founded | 2015 |
Split from | Republican Study Committee |
Ideology | Conservatism[1] Anti-immigration[2] |
Political position | Right-wing to Far-right[3][4] |
National affiliation | Republican Party |
Seats in the House | 10 / 435 |
The Freedom Caucus is a congressional caucus consisting of conservative Republican members of the United States House of Representatives.[5] It was formed by a group of Congressmen who split from the Republican Study Committee after the election of Bill Flores as chairman of that organization, and has been linked to the Tea Party movement.[6][7]
During the crisis over the funding of the Department of Homeland Security in early 2015, the Caucus offered four plans for resolution, but all were rejected by the Republican leadership. POLITICO reported that one of the caucus leaders, Rep. Raúl Labrador Of Idaho said the Caucus will offer an alternative "that could receive support from the House’s nearly three dozen hard-right members."[8]