House Republicans returned to the Capitol on Friday morning prepared for a fifth straight day of closed-door meetings focused on finding the next speaker.
With Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., having dropped out of the race Thursday night after failing to secure the needed votes to win the speakership, much attention turned to Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio."Jim's got a heart of a warrior to go do this, and it's time to change," Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, told radio host Glenn Beck on Thursday.
No matter whose name is brought to floor, 217 votes in the full House will be needed to win the speakership. That's not easy with Republicans holding a slim 221-212 majority. Some GOP moderates have said they don't want to back Jordan, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus. Following Scalise's announcement, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., floated at least three additional possible speaker names: Reps. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., Mark Green, R-Tenn., and former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin.
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