Reps. Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) and Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) are joining the conservative bloc after some of its members mounted a high-profile protest against GOP leaders.
Rep. Diana Harshbarger speaks during a news conference in the U.S. Capitol on June 14, 2022. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesAfter hardline House conservatives aggravated GOP leaders by halting the chamber floor in protest, the Freedom Caucus — which most of the agitators call home — is growing in numbers.Eric Burlison
Both Harshbarger and Burlison joined a group of Republican resisters who opposed advancing debate on the recent debt deal between President Joe Biden and Speaker, a move that escalated intra-party tension and set the stage for last week’s floor protest by conservatives. Most, but not all, of the roughly dozen House Republicans who mounted that protest are members of the Freedom Caucus.
A person close to Harshbarger’s office, however, said that her decision to join the group was not linked to the recent debt ceiling fight or “the recent clashes in conference,” pointing instead to her “undeniable conservative credentials.”
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