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, of Ohio, became the second Republican nominated last week to be House speaker, besting Rep. Austin Scott, of Georgia, in a closed-door vote. He lost the first round to Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., who subsequently withdrew when he couldn't rally the entire caucus behind him.
Jordan must now try to round up 217 of the 221 House Republicans to back him in a floor vote. While some have said that they would oppose him, others appear to be relenting and announcing they will get behind his bid.10m ago / 7:00 PM UTCDemocrats are standing firm in their refusal to bail out the House Republican majority as it struggles to elect a new speaker 10 days after booting Rep. Kevin McCarthy.
Turner, who chairs the Intelligence Committee, said although he would “prefer there to be a Republican solution” and believes Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, would be an “excellent speaker,” the path to electing someone could come down to Republicans reaching across the aisle to make it happen.
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