Rep. Chip Roy’s (R-Texas) bid to be chair of the House Rules Committee is emerging as a key issue for those withholding support for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) ahead of Friday afternoon’s Speaker election.

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo), who has withheld support for Johnson, told former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Ga.) in a Thursday interview on his new show on One America News Network that a commitment from Johnson to making Roy chair of the House Rules Committee would help him.

"Mike Johnson coming out and committing to Chip Roy being the Chairman of the Rules Committee would secure the vote on the first round,” Boebert said.

Roy is one of several members seeking to lead the powerful House panel, which controls the terms of debate and amendments for major legislation that heads to the House floor.

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), who has also said he is undecided on supporting Johnson, also said that making Roy the Rules Committee chairman would help him secure the gavel.

“Right now I believe members of the Freedom Caucus are concerned about one of their members, Chip Roy,........

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