In another statement Wednesday, the campaign touted Huelskamp’s endorsement by Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts, the chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
Huelskamp finds himself at odds with the chamber on a variety of issues. He scored 60 out of 100 on the group’s legislative scorecard last year, the lowest of any member of the Kansas delegation and lower than many Democrats. His career score in Congress, 67, is below the minimum the chamber usually requires for an endorsement.
“For him to be at 67 percent is far outside of the mainstream,” Engstrom said.
Follow Rob Engstrom ✔ @RobEngstrom Breaking: failed obstructionist @TimHuelskamp attacks the us chamber. Why did he actively seek our endorsement...twice...for 2.5 hours? 4:17 PM - 26 Jul 2016 11 11 Retweets 9 9 likes Last year, Huelskamp voted against reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank, a federal credit agency that helps U.S. companies export their goods overseas. Conservatives call it a form of “crony capitalism” that props up large companies such as Boeing. He was one of 65 Republicans to oppose the FAST Act, the first long-term transportation reauthorization bill in a decade. Republican Reps. Kevin Yoder and Mike Pompeo of Kansas also voted against. Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/congress/article92457527.html#storylink=cpy
But obviously Huelskamps was not intelligent enough to understand the Trump movement of AMERICA FIRST nationalism. He now joins the 16 other professional career politicians in the Titanic ship.