Last week, though, McMorris Rodgers didn't exactly leap to support Sessions like she had in August. Instead, she declined to be interviewed by the Inlander, her staff saying she needs more information.

U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Republican from Spokane, plans to get more information about the decision from the Justice Department, said her spokesman Jared Powell. McMorris Rodgers opposed the legalization of marijuana and proposals to reclassify the drug in a way that would allow it to be prescribed by doctors under federal law. “The Congresswoman wants to look deeper into how this decision will impact states, like Washington, who have already legalized marijuana,” Powell said in a prepared statement.