Mike Rogers

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Mike Rogers restrained in angry confrontation with Matt Gaetz over ... (al.com)

The Alabama congressman confronted Gaetz after Kevin McCarthy chatted with the Florida congressman.

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Mike Rogers lunges at Matt Gaetz during House speaker voting ... (Fox News)

A dramatic incident happened in the House chamber late Friday night during the House speaker votes as a Republican member lunged at another member before he ...

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Speaker farce: Mike Rogers and Matt Gaetz nearly come to blows on ... (Washington Examiner)

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) nearly came to blows with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) as frustrations exploded on Friday night in the House of Representatives, with the ...

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Rep. Mike Rogers had to be restrained from going after Gaetz on ... (New York Post)

Amid the turmoil on the House floor Friday night, Alabama congressman Rep. Mike Rogers had to be restrained by another lawmaker from lunging at Rep.

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Tensions Flare on House Floor as Rogers Confronts Gaetz (The New York Times)

Tensions flared when Representative Matt Gaetz sunk Kevin McCarthy's 14th effort to be elected speaker of the House.

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NC's Hudson pulls Alabama congressman away from confrontation ... (Raleigh News & Observer)

Photos as NC Rep. Richard Hudson pulls Rep. Mike Rogers away from a confrontation on US House floor during vote for speaker Kevin McCarthy.

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Mike Rogers appears to charge Matt Gaetz amid late-night speaker ... (Washington Times)

The Alabama Republican had to be pulled away from Mr. Gaetz after he seemed visibly heated over the Florida member's resistance to support GOP Leader Kevin ...

The Alabama Republican had to be pulled away from Mr. Gaetz is one of several Republican holdouts preventing Mr. Mike Rogers appeared to charge Rep.

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US Rep Mike Rogers pulled away from confronting Matt Gaetz as ... (Economic Times)

United States Rep. Mike Rogers had to be restrained as he angrily confronted Matt Gaetz as turmoil hit the House floor on Friday night during the Speaker ...

[Rogers](/topic/rogers)jumped towards [Gaetz](/topic/gaetz)shortly after the Florida lawmaker declared “present” during the 14th round of voting for the next Speaker of the [House of Representatives](/topic/house-of-representatives). [Mike Rogers](/topic/mike-rogers)had to be restrained as he angrily confronted [Matt Gaetz](/topic/matt-gaetz)as turmoil hit the [House](/topic/house)floor on Friday night during the Speaker vote. Florida Congressman’s decision, in part, left Rep.

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Video of Mike Rogers Held Back as He Lunges at Matt Gaetz ... (Newsweek)

Not long after the tense exchange, Representative Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican, finally won the House speaker position.

For many, the day remains a blight on the nation's history and worked to expose the fragility of the country's democracy. McCarthy had implored Gaetz to vote for him instead of "present," but the Florida lawmaker declined. Representative Richard Hudson, a North Carolina Republican, tried to hold Rogers back after he stepped toward his stubborn colleague. Capitol building in an attempt to subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election. He also agreed to various concessions to appease his party's band of ultraconservative holdouts, Gaetz chief among them. "On January 6, no less.

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Mike Rogers sends stern warning to Republican Matt Gaetz after ... (Daily Mail)

U.S. Republican Mike Rogers told Rep. Matt Gaetz he is 'finished' when he furiously lunged at him as Congress descended into pandemonium during the 14th ...

Rep. The Freedom Caucus wants rule changes that would decentralize power in both the House GOP - and the rest of the chamber - to give more power to individual members. Greene tries to shove her phone over to Rep. There were also discussions of introducing legislation limiting House members to three terms and Senators to two terms. He will not have the votes tomorrow and he will not have the votes next week, next month, next year.' He'd missed earlier votes as his wife gave birth but returned to Washington to set the California Republican on a path to victory. [Arizona](/news/arizona/index.html) and Matt Rosendale of Montana cast their vote for Rep. It had been reported that Gaetz would vote 'yes' for McCarthy on this final round, but he did not do so after it became clear McCarthy would win even if he continued to vote present. On the final ballot, four Republican holdouts - Reps. 'We're going to pass bills to fix the nation's challenges from wide open southern borders, to American last energy policies to woke indoctrination in our schools,' he added. representative for Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, Tim Burchett (left back), who was in between Gaetz (seen here later shaking McCarthy's hand) and Rogers during their confrontation on the House floor said 'people shouldn't be drinking... Richard Hudson, R.-N.C., after confronting the Republican congressman from Florida on Friday night.

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What really happened between Matt Gaetz and Mike Rogers on the ... (New York Post)

A member of congress who nearly came to blows with Rep. Matt Gaetz said he was incensed by how Gaetz was conducting himself on the House floor.

The moment was the last hurrah of anti-McCarthy forces in the chamber. It was a momentary frustration on his part given the high drama and tension of the week.” Matt Gaetz said he was incensed by how the Florida politician was conducting himself on the House floor during the heated voting for Rep.

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