House conservatives have received a commitment from 115 members to back their effort to oust House GOP Conference Chair Liz CheneyElizabeth (Liz) Lynn CheneyPaul Ryan to host fundraiser for Cheney amid GOP tensions Republicans, please save your party House GOP campaign chief: Not helpful for Trump to meddle in primaries MORE (R-Wyo.) from her leadership position in the wake of voting in favor of impeaching President Trump
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House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) and Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) are leading the effort on circulating a petition to force a special conference meeting where proponents are looking for a debate and a vote be held on a resolution calling on Cheney to resign from her role at the leadership table.
The vote will be conducted via secret ballot.
Critics of Cheney’s vote on impeachment argue that the timing of her announcement, which came a day before Wednesday’s vote on impeachment, provided Democrats with talking points to go after Republicans.
“Rep. Cheney did not consult with the rest of our conference before supporting impeachment,” Rosendale tweeted last week.
“She failed to abide by the spirit of the Conference rules & is ignoring the preferences of Republican voters. I'm calling on her to step down as Conference Chair,” he added.
