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GOP Leaders Of NatSec Committees Cite Impact Of Speaker Stalemate On Oversight Duties

GOP Leaders Of NatSec Committees Cite Impact Of Speaker Stalemate On Oversight Duties
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee

The incoming Republican leaders of the House’s top committees focused on national security said the delayed effort to elect a new speaker of the House is impacting their panels’ oversight duties. Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), Mike Turner (R-Ohio) and Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the top GOP members on the Armed Services, Intelligence and Foreign Affairs panels, respectively, reiterated their support for Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) bid for speaker, who failed to secure the leadership role in several more rounds of votes…

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