Michigan Republican Rep.-elect John James sounded off on 'Hannity' Thursday following successive votes for speaker that continue to leave the House at a stalemate.
Michigan Republican tells 'Hannity' why conservatives like him should be supporting Californian for speaker.
James called it ironic that reported concessions to some members are being made behind closed doors between vote rounds, while the same lawmakers preach transparency and good government. "I'm excited to work with everyone to include the 20 holdouts, to work forward toward a conservative America to try to fix this. But it's not going to happen unless my colleagues come to their senses," he said.
"There's a thin line between discourse and discord," James said on Fox News."We passed it back on Monday out of conference – Right now, we're beginning to cross that line between negotiation and extortion. These 20 are beginning to extort the American people.""We're wasting – in this Biden agenda – over $4 billion per day in our national debt. Right now, since Tuesday, we've lost 600 people to the opioid crisis.
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