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House conservatives to air grievances in new 'Swamp' docu-series | TheHill

posted onMarch 31, 2018
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Article snippet: Four conservative Republicans in the House are airing their grievances with Washington, including frustrations with GOP leaders, in a new video series slated to be released on Facebook early next week.  In a trailer for “The Swamp,” exclusively obtained by The Hill, Reps. MORE (R-Colo.), Dave Brat (R-Va.) and Rod Blum (R-Iowa) complain about the Washington machine and are cast as people fighting the system. There is no criticism in the trailer of Speaker MORE (R-Ohio) gets some tough words. Blum talks of being reprimanded by MORE as footage of the former Speaker rolls. “[Boehner] pointed to me and said, ‘I just want you to know around here, we don't reward bad behavior,’” Blum says. “This is bullshit. You know, I'm a grown adult who’s accomplished something in life — I don't need you telling me what is right or wrong.” It’s not clear from the trailer what the conversation was about, though Blum voted against Boehner for Speaker in 2015 — even after the then-Speaker had campaign for him that previous fall. Buck, who was elected to Congress in 2014, said he felt pressure from leadership shortly after he arrived as a freshman member. “Right when I got here, the orientation was, was just unbelievable in the sense that we were being treated like some kind of animal,” he says. Garrett expressed his disappointment with being told to support legislation he doesn’t agree with because of MORE’s need for a win. It’s not clear what bill he is referring to. “He has to have a... Link to the full article to read more

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