Refusing to drop out, Republican Rep. Jim Jordan is telling GOP colleagues he will back a temporary speaker as he works to shore up support to win the gavel himself.
Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) called proposed plan to empower Speaker Pro Tem Patrick McHenry (R-NC) “the biggest fuck you to Republican voters,” Punchbowl News reports.
He also claimed “more than half of Republicans” will oppose it, meaning it will need majority Democratic support.
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Ironically, the more opposition from the GOPer conference, the more leverage the Dems will have in getting a deal to pass the empowerment.