The Iowa lawmaker said she received 'a barrage of threatening calls.'
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks casts her vote as the House of Representatives holds its second round of voting for a new Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesHouse Republican members to support Jordan in the first round of voting but to go against him in the second ballot.that after the vote that her "initial concerns about threatening tactics of Jim Jordan's supporters, including from members of Congress, increased despite assurances.
"I did not stand for bullies before I voted for Chairwoman Granger and when I voted for Speaker designee Jordan, and I will not bend to bullies now."Share on twitter
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