One House Republican said there has been 'pushback' to the pledge across the GOP conference.
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The pledge, circulated by Rep. Mike Flood , is geared towards ensuring whoever goes to the floor has sufficient backing to win.Rep. Gary Palmer , the chair of the House Republican Policy Committee, signed the pledge on Monday, according to a The pledge cites the "need to elect a Speaker as soon as possible in order to return to work on behalf of the American people" and says it is "time to put politics and personalities aside and unite" behind the eventual nominee.
Signers agree to support the nominee on the House floor and to continue voting for them "as long as they remain the Speaker Designate."The pledge will only serve its intended purpose if all but a handful of Republicans sign on. One moderate House Republican told Axios that it has gotten "pushback" from across the conference's ideological spectrum."I won't sign it," conservative Rep. Troy Nehls told Axios.Share on linkedin
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