Fleischmann Says GOP Focusing On Widening Lead In House; Taking Control Of Senate

  • Monday, September 22, 2014

Rep. Chuck Fleischmann said Monday that Republicans are focusing on a "Drive to 245" in the House and on taking control of the Senate.

He said Republicans now have 234 House seats and "should pick up at least five or six - maybe more."

In the Senate, he said, "We are going to gain seats - no question."

He told the Pachyderm Club that if Republicans can gain the edge in the Senate, "we can get rid of Harry Reid," who he called "an obstructionist and a committed liberal."

Rep. Fleischmann said the House passes bills, "then they go to the Senate and they die."

He said, "Harry Reid has just stopped the Senate and it's wrong."

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