The House Freedom Caucus and Speaker Boehner's resignation: Ten Years Later

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Ten years ago this month, in October 2015, John Boehner's tenure as U.S. House Speaker came to an end … and the influence the House Freedom Caucus held over Republicans was at its height ….

REPORTER QUESTION: The Freedom Caucus has caused you a lot of problems. Obviously, here in your final act, you're rolling them. Can you describe your thought process there?

SPEAKER BOEHNER: I wouldn't quite describe it that way. We have a bipartisan agreement that makes sure that the debt ceiling is increased and we make good on our -- on our debt and our debt service, and it paves the way to fund the government this year and next. And the fact is is that this will make it easier for the entire Congress for the balance of this year and it'll make next year a whole lot smoother for the Congress as well.

That was John Boehner's final press conference as House Speaker …October 27th, 2015…

• Does the Freedom Caucus today still cause a different Republican House speaker "a lot of problems"?

• What happened to the House Freedom Caucus over the last ten years?

• And how are Republican House politics different now from when John Boehner resigned as Speaker a decade ago?

Find out in this week's episode of C-SPAN's "The Weekly" as we remember the House Freedom Caucus ten years ago – and where it is now -- with two very special podcast guests:

• Paul Kane - - senior congressional correspondent and columnist at the Washington Post

• and Leigh Ann Caldwell -- Chief Washington Correspondent at Puck.

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The House Freedom Caucus and Speaker Boehner's resignation: Ten Years Later

C-SPAN's The Weekly

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