Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) admitted Tuesday that he was in negotiations with a Republican lawmaker to try to end infighting within the party over immigration, Politico reported on Tuesday.
Jordan was hoping to strike a deal with Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), who has led a group of staunch conservatives who believe Republicans have stalled on a border crackdown vote.
"The talks, Jordan said, have included potentially using a bill cracking down on so-called sanctuary cities that has already advanced out of the Judiciary Committee as a base, then adding elements of the much broader bill Roy is pushing," according to Politico.
"I think that’s just good policy and would be helpful, so we’re looking at that," Jordan told Politico.
It's unclear how Roy would respond, especially since he said Monday that "he was not yet satisfied with how party leaders were responding to his demands," Politico reported.
The House was expected to vote Tuesday on a procedural measure to reopen the floor.
Majority Leader Steve Scalise conceded the GOP is "not in agreement" on what comes next, according to Politico.
Moderates in the party were just as wary, demanding guestworker program protections for farms in return.
In a separate revolt, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) appeared to have defused frustration from other GOP holdouts after Rep. Anna Paulina Luna agreed to stand down — for now — over demands to attach the stalled SAVE America Act to must-pass legislation heading to the Senate, Politico reported.
