Returning to Congress after his vice presidential bid alongside Mitt Romney, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is backing Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) for the job of Republican Conference Chairman, according to a letter to his House colleagues obtained by CNN Tuesday. Opposing Price is the current vice-chair of the Republican conference Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who served as a prominent surrogate to the Romney campaign and is currently the only woman in Republican House leadership.
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