Dec. 23, 2009 - House Democrat announces switch to GOP
to
GOP
A Democratic House member who has opposed several of President Barack
Obama's top domestic agenda items is switching to the Republican Party.
Rep. Parker Griffith of Alabama,
who hails from a heavily conservative congressional district, announced Tuesday
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Shoes that he will join the GOP.
"I have become increasingly concerned
that the bills and policies pushed by the current Democratic leadership are not
good for north Alabama
or our nation," he said during a press conference to announce the
switch. "More importantly, they do not represent my values and
convictions."
After being narrowly elected in 2008, Griffith voted against the Obama-backed
economic stimulus package in February, and he opposed the House version of
health care reform legislation.
He was one of only four Democrats who voted against each
of three of Obama's top legislative priorities in 2009: health reform, the
stimulus, and cap-and-trade energy legislation.
"I can no longer align myself with a party that
continues to pursue legislation that is bad for our country, hurts our economy,
and drives us further and futher into debt," Griffith said.
Before Parker's defection, Democrats held a 258-177 majority
in the House. Griffith's
move would reduce that advantage by one seat.
The lawmaker's intention to switch parties was first
reported by POLITICO.
Earlier this year, Griffith
announced that he would vote for the challenger, whomever that may be, against
Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in her re-election bid for House Speaker in the next
Congress if Democrats maintain their majority.
National Republican Conference ED
Hardy Committee Chairman Pete Sessions, R-Texas, praised Griffith in
a statement, saying that the Alabama lawmaker's decision is
"emblematic" of Americans' uneasiness with the Democratic Party's
agenda.
Democrats said Tuesday that they are not surprised by the
switch, given Griffith's
opposition to his now-former party's legislative priorities.
"He went off the reservation a long time ago,"
a Democratic aide told NBC News. "This just confirms what we already knew
for a long time. This is not based on [Griffith's]
voting record. It's the way in which he's conducted himself."
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the
political arm of House Democrats, spent more than $1.2 million on Griffith's run in 2008,
for his first term in office.
Despite his voting against major Democratic initiatives,
the Democratic aide said Griffith
will likely have to face a tough GOP primary because of other instances in
which he voted in line with Democrats — particularly to approve the Troubled
Asset Relief Program and several spending bills.
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