Some Republican leaders pushing back against growing Freedom Caucus network
DAVID A. LIEB
Associated Press
Updated
Missouri Senate President, Sen. Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, gives a press conference to discuss the "Freedom Caucus," or the "Chaos Caucus," a group of Republicans he says are causing chaos in the Senate's legislative process. The announcement was on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. Video by Jack Suntrup
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — On the first day of Missouri's new legislative session, Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden tried to cajole colleagues into congeniality with a rhetorical question: “Will we focus on principled progress or political pandemonium?”
Missouri state Sen. Bill Eigel, a Republican member of the state Freedom Caucus, waves a paper containing criticisms of the conservative caucus Jan. 25 at the state Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo., that had been prepared by Republican Senate leaders.
Republican Missouri state Sen. Bill Eigel, a member of the Freedom Caucus, speaks to hundreds of supporters gathered Jan. 30 at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo.
Missouri state Sens. Denny Hoskins, left, and Rick Brattin, of the Missouri Freedom Caucus, proudly hold up posters showing how much of the Senate’s time has been consumed by them and other Freedom Caucus members on Jan. 25 at the state Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo.
Republican Missouri state Sen. Bill Eigel, a member of the Freedom Caucus, speaks to hundreds of supporters gathered Jan. 30 at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo.
Missouri state Sen. Bill Eigel, a Republican member of the state Freedom Caucus, waves a paper containing criticisms of the conservative caucus Jan. 25 at the state Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo., that had been prepared by Republican Senate leaders.
Missouri state Sens. Denny Hoskins, left, and Rick Brattin, of the Missouri Freedom Caucus, proudly hold up posters showing how much of the Senate’s time has been consumed by them and other Freedom Caucus members on Jan. 25 at the state Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo.
