House Chaplain Ousted
"...House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.) called Ryan's actions "reprehensible" and said the speaker should reconsider his decision.
“That he be the first chaplain of the House of Representatives to be fired in the history of the United States is just outrageous,” Crowley told reporters.
Crowley said after speaking with Conroy, it was his understanding that the priest was fired for offering a House prayer in November suggesting that the GOP tax bill should not create “winners and losers.” A House GOP aide disputes that Conroy was fired over a specific prayer.
Connolly accused Ryan, a well-known Catholic, of “pandering to anti-Catholic sentiment” within the Republican Conference.
“There has been no explanation other than vague things like ‘not all of my members feel that they got spiritual guidance from him’ on the Republican side,” Connolly said.
But Ryan’s spokeswoman, AshLee Strong, forcefully denied those allegations and said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) could have stopped Conroy’s ouster.
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