Vern Buchanan calls possibility he will resign 'laughable and ridiculous'
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan is pushing back hard on a report he might resign from Congress if he loses a leadership race.
The Longboat Key lawmaker will be the senior-most Republican on the Ways and Means Committee when a new Congress opens on Jan. 3. He appears to be the front-runner for Chair of the powerful panel, but remains in a heated race with U.S. Reps. Adrian Smith of Nebraska and Jason Smith of Missouri.
“I’m committed to helping elect Kevin McCarthy Speaker and continue to work every day to earn the support of the Steering Committee to become the next Ways and Means Chairman,” Buchanan said.
A Punchbowl News report suggested Buchanan was considering resigning his seat in Congress if h...
