Washington, D.C. (WOWO): Friday afternoon, Congressman Marlin Stutzman made the following statement regarding Thursday’s Republican Conference leadership elections:

“I want to sincerely congratulate Kevin McCarthy on his election as House Majority Leader and Steve Scalise on his election as House Majority Whip.  I am looking forward to working with both of these individuals in the coming months to constructively bring new ideas to the table in order to build an even more unified conservative majority.” </span>