MO Senate Conservative Caucus officially disbands, calls for unity under Republican majority
Citing increasingly public and discordant divisions among Republican leadership, the caucus' members have decided to disband.
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Citing increasingly public and discordant divisions among Republican leadership, the caucus' members have decided to disband.
“It is time for the Republican Caucus to go fully on offense,” the hard-right faction said on Monday.
Two years of GOP infighting is brought to a close
The caucus frequently clashed with Republican leadership but now members say they want a united front to pursue GOP platform policies.
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