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Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is followed by reporters as he leaves a meeting at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. House business and most congressional action has come to a standstill after Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was ousted as speaker by conservatives in his own party.
“I don’t know how the hell you get to 218,” Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, said afterward, referring to the majority vote typically needed to seize the gavel. “It could be a long week.” Both Scalise and Jordan are working furiously to shore up support. Both are easily winning over dozens of supporters and could win a majority of the 221 Republicans.
Some have proposed a rules change that Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., the interim speaker pro tempore, is considering to ensure a majority vote during closed balloting Wednesday before the nominee is presented for a full floor vote. While both are conservatives from the right flank, neither Scalise nor Jordan is the heir apparent to McCarthy.
Scalise and Jordan presented similar views at the forum about cutting spending and securing the southern border with Mexico, top Republican priorities. Others though, particularly more centrist conservative Republicans from districts that are narrowly split between the parties, are holding out for another choice.
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