Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) told reporters he’s “willing to work” with Democrats, but “they gotta tell us what they need.”
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Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), who chairs the Armed Services Committee, told reporters Thursday after a closed-door House GOP meeting that he wants Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to tell Republicans what concessions they’ll have to make for Democrats to help them elect a speaker—underscoring the chaotic race to find a new House leader as Republican options grow short to overcome an intraparty impasse.Key Facts
At the Capitol, Rogers said, “we’re willing to work with them, but they gotta tell us what they need.”
He went on to explain that “to limit ourselves to just getting 217 out of our conference I think is not a wise path forward,” referring to the votes needed to win the speakership on the House floor—which official Republican speaker nominee Rep. Steve Scalise (La.) still appears well short of.
