ADADHuelskamp, a former chairman of the House Tea Party Caucus, is known for his strong social conservatism, including opposition to same-sex marriage. CatholicVote selected the Trump hotel not to curry political favor with the administration but because it was a nice hotel near the White House, said a spokesman for the group, Joshua Mercer. It was a beautiful venue with close proximity to the White House,” he said. ADAt the Dec. 16 briefing, held in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building the day of CatholicVote’s hotel reception, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and attendees discussed legislation introduced by House Republicans earlier in December. ADLGBTQ advocates oppose the legislation, and some take issue with the business that conservative religious groups are booking at Trump’s hotel.

Source: Washington Post January 15, 2020 20:37 UTC