BREAKING: Jim Jordan lobbies for support in House Speaker bid

Rep. Jim Jordan has sent a letter to House colleagues urging their support as he runs for Speaker of the House.

"The American people have entrusted us to lead in the House of Representatives. Our majority has had success in the first nine months of the 118th Congress. We should be proud of what we have achieved together in these divided times," the letter addressed to colleagues stated.

"But our work is not done,’ he added, noting progressive policies that are "destroying our communities, our security, and our future," skyrocketing crime rates, Biden’s open US southern border, federal agencies "silencing speech online, targeting parents at school board meetings, and flagging pro-life Catholics as potential threats."

"The Republican majority must continue to address the issues that matter to the American people," he said, later adding that "we agreed at the beginning of the Congress that there are three fundamental things the House must do: pass the bills that need to be passed, do the oversight, and rein in the spending."