Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, prefers a 'Republican solution' for House speaker but said it might be necessary to work with Democrats if the 'radical' faction of the GOP conference continues to prevent them from electing one.
Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, prefers a "Republican solution" for House speaker but said it might be necessary to work with Democrats if the "radical" faction of the GOP conference continues to prevent them from electing one.
Turner, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, made the comments amid the chaos that continues to consume House Republicans, eight of whom — along with Democrats voting en bloc — voted to oust Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., nearly two weeks ago. Then Steve Scalise, the No. 2 House Republican, removed himself from the running late last week after failing to garner the necessary floor votes.
"It's going to be hard for [Democrats' in the future to come, if they want to work in bipartisanship when they fired the guy that was sitting there for doing so," said Turner. "So at this point, I would prefer there to be a Republican solution; because when they rejected bipartisanship, it's kind of hard to then go back to it."
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
If GOP won't unite, Rep. Mike Turner says a deal 'will have to be done' with Democrats for new speakerRepublicans have selected Rep. Jim Jordan to be their nominee to be the next speaker.
Read more »
Transcript: House Intelligence Committee chair Mike Turner on 'Face the Nation,' Oct. 15, 2023The following is a transcript of an interview with House Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio, that aired on 'Face the Nation' on Oct. 15, 2023.
Read more »
Cameron Turner charged in shooting at State Fair of Texas that injured 3 peoplePolice in Dallas arrested a man Saturday night in connection to a shooting at the State Fair of Texas that left three people wounded.
Read more »