Rep. Jim Jordan plans to continue his bid for speaker, refusing to abandon his quest amid chaos and discord within the House Republican Party.
plans to continue his bid for speaker, refusing to abandon his quest amid chaos and discord within the House Republican Party.said he would seek a third vote, though he appeared poised to again fall short of the roughly 217 needed to win.signaled he would keep fighting to round up more votes through the weekend.said. “We need to get to work for the American people. We can’t do that if the House isn’t open, and we can’t open the House until we get a speaker.
Mr. Jordan had the support of 200 Republicans on Tuesday in the first round of voting and 199 on Wednesday in the second round of voting. Nearly two dozen holdouts have remained firm in their opposition, many of them appropriators who do not like Mr. Jordan’s desire to slash spending.The House has entered a third week without being able to legislate. House rules prohibit anyone but an elected speaker from running the House.
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