The Pennsylvania state House Republican who nominated and voted for Democratic state Representative Mark Rozzi to serve as speaker says Rozzi is waffling on whether he will register as an independent and should resign. Laurenjmayk has the details.
A letter sent to Rozzi on Monday by Representative Jim Gregory says “bonds of trust" between the two have been broken. The men have worked closely together on child sexual abuse issues.
The Pennsylvania state House Republican who recently nominated and voted for Democratic Rep. Mark Rozzi to serve as speaker wrote him Monday to say Rozzi was waffling on whether he will register as an independent and therefore should resign. The split became public as lawmakers in both chambers began a special session, called by Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, designed to get a referendum allowing a two-year window for otherwise outdated child sexual abuse lawsuits before voters for final approval in the May primary.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters.
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