During the past few weeks and recent days,‭ ‬the House Republican Conference has experienced a ripple of change in our congressional leadership,‭ ‬causing us to refocus the future of our party.‭ ‬In assessing a resolution to this situation,‭ ‬the answer is not merely to rearrange‭ ‬the faces of our leadership and expect that our problems will be solved.‭ ‬In fact,‭ ‬the answer is quite the contrary.‭ ‬Because there is a clamor across our nation for strong,‭ ‬conservative leadership,‭ ‬we need a fresh start,‭ ‬not just fresh faces.‭ 

U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., part of the congressional leadership as senior deputy majority whip, announced Friday he will run to become majority whip now that current U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., is looking to become House majority leader.

This week marks the fifth anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act‭ (‬Dodd-Frank‭)‬.‭ ‬This‭ ‬2,300-page law has imposed more than‭ ‬400‭ ‬new government mandates,‭ ‬creating a sluggish economic recovery and uncertainty across our financial markets.