The House Republican majority is stuck, one week after the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, with lawmakers unable to coalesce around a new leader.
by LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING | The Associated PressHouse Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., talks to reporters as he leaves Republicans closed-door forum to hear from the candidates for speaker of the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. , with lawmakers unable to coalesce around a new leader in a stalemate that threatens to keep Congress partly shuttered indefinitely., outlined their visions behind closed doors at a lengthy candidate forum.
Both Scalise and Jordan are working furiously to shore up support. Both are easily winning over dozens of supporters and could win the majority of Republicans, about 110 votes. McCarthy himself appeared to agree with a consensus approach. “They shouldn’t come out of there until they decide that they have enough votes for whoever they bring to the floor,” McCarthy said.
While both are conservatives from the right flank, neither Scalise nor Jordan is the heir apparent to McCarthy. Barr said he was working to help secure votes for Scalise, but would be comfortable with either candidate.
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