Freedom Caucus

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The Freedom Caucus is a bloc of hardline conservative Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives known for pushing limited government, reduced spending, and confrontational tactics within their party.

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instanceOf congressional caucus ⓘ
political organization ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
founded 2015 ⓘ
foundedBy Jim Jordan ⓘ
Justin Amash ⓘ
Mark Meadows ⓘ
Mick Mulvaney ⓘ
Raúl Labrador ⓘ
Ron DeSantis ⓘ
other conservative House Republicans ⓘ
goal limit the size and scope of the federal government ⓘ
oppose tax increases ⓘ
push the House Republican Conference to the right ⓘ
reduce federal spending ⓘ
hasMembership Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ
hasPosition skeptical of federal regulatory power ⓘ
supportive of gun rights ⓘ
supportive of strong immigration enforcement ⓘ
ideology Tea Party movement ⓘ
fiscal conservatism ⓘ
limited government ⓘ
reduced government spending ⓘ
small government ⓘ
inceptionPlace Washington, D.C. ⓘ
knownFor confrontational tactics within the Republican Party ⓘ
hardline conservative positions ⓘ
influencing House Republican leadership elections ⓘ
opposition to party leadership compromises ⓘ
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives ⓘ
mediaReputation hardline faction of House Republicans ⓘ
insurgent group within the Republican conference ⓘ
membershipPolicy invitation-only ⓘ
notableAction frequent threats to withhold votes for House rules packages ⓘ
opposition to various budget and spending deals ⓘ
pressure leading to resignation of Speaker John Boehner in 2015 ⓘ
role in 2015 Speaker of the House leadership struggle ⓘ
role in 2023 Speaker of the House leadership struggle ⓘ
opposes increases in the federal debt limit without major cuts ⓘ
large omnibus spending bills ⓘ
moderate Republican compromises with Democrats ⓘ
organizationalStructure informal rules and secret membership list ⓘ
partOf Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Republican Party
politicalAlignment conservative ⓘ
right-wing ⓘ
positionOnPoliticalSpectrum far-right ⓘ
usesTactic bloc voting ⓘ
leveraging narrow Republican majorities ⓘ
threatening to depose the Speaker of the House ⓘ

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Mick Mulvaney → memberOf → Freedom Caucus ⓘ
Mark Meadows → memberOf → House Freedom Caucus ⓘ
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Greg Abbott → supportedBy → Tea Party movement ⓘ
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Mick Mulvaney → memberOf → House Freedom Caucus ⓘ
subject linked to: Mick
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Ralph Norman → memberOf → Freedom Caucus ⓘ
Debbie Meadows → associatedWith → U.S. House Freedom Caucus (through Mark Meadows) ⓘ
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Chip Roy → caucus membership → House Freedom Caucus ⓘ
linked to: Freedom Caucus
Jim Jordan → memberOf → House Freedom Caucus ⓘ
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Raúl Labrador → member of → House Freedom Caucus ⓘ
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Raúl Labrador → founding member of → House Freedom Caucus ⓘ
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Michele Bachmann → founded → House Tea Party Caucus ⓘ
linked to: Freedom Caucus
Thomas Massie → caucusMembership → House Freedom Caucus ⓘ
linked to: Freedom Caucus