Source: BLUERIDGE NOW, 6/8/17

U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows and the House Freedom Caucus called on Republican leadership Tuesday to cancel the August recess to continue work on tax reform and other GOP priorities. The group of several dozen conservative hardliners during their weekly meeting took the official position to work through the break, which is quickly drawing near as Republicans scramble to pass President Donald Trump’s agenda, Meadows’ office said in a news release.

For more of this story, click here.