House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, a Republican who had threatened to cut a deal with Democrats to elect a speaker, announced Monday he'll instead back the lead GOP contender, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio.
Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., speaks during the House Armed Services Committee on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. ** …House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, a Republican who had threatened to cut a deal with Democrats to elect a speaker, announced Monday he’ll instead back the lead GOP contender, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio.
Such a move would have required unprecedented power-sharing concessions and essentially ended the Republican control of the House floor. In a subsequent post, Mr. Rogers responded to the criticism of his threat to work with Democrats, describing himself as “a team player” who has “supported what the majority of the Republican conference agrees to.”
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