Within 35 minutes, the NRCC had raised more than $4 million in pledges from members, including Boehner’s check for $1 million. Meanwhile, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) met with House Republicans and nearly two dozen House GOP hopefuls Wednesday at the Capitol Hill Club.

By Molly K. Hooper at The Hill

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‘Republican Reps.  Joe Barton (Texas), Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), Hal Rogers (Ky.), Tom Price (Ga.), Paul Ryan (Wis.), Doc Hastings (Wash.), Robert Aderholt (Ala.), Jeb Hensarling (Texas), Buck McKeon (Calif.), Candice Miller (Mich.), Steven LaTourette (Ohio), Mario Diaz-Balart (Fla.) and Aaron Schock (Ill.) were among those lawmakers who stood up to pledge six-figure sums.’

‘Meanwhile, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) met with House Republicans and nearly two dozen House GOP hopefuls Wednesday at the Capitol Hill Club.

“He talked about how he had stood up to a lot of special interests, put a budget forward that was constitutional and balanced and eventually got his Legislature to accept it. As a consequence, New Jersey has worked its way out of a fairly severe budget deficit, and that was a lesson for all of us going forward,” Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) told The Hill.’

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