Vos of Rochester, elected speaker as expected, made a plea for bipartisanship. But he also made comments undercutting Larson even before his appointment was announced.
Vos told his GOP colleagues about the selection of Larson even as Senate Democrats were still in closed caucus. Assembly Republicans at first didn’t believe Vos.
“Are you kidding me?” one of them asked.
“Sometimes, God gives you a gift,” Vos responded.