Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is criticizing Rep. Jim Jordan and the Republican lawmakers who are voting for him for House speaker, saying 'the public has to understand what is at stake.'
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks at The 92nd Street Y in New York on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. **FILE**Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is criticizing Rep. Jim Jordan and the Republican lawmakers who are voting for him for House speaker, saying “the public has to understand what is at stake.”
Mr. Jordan, Ohio Republican, did not have enough votes to grab the speakership on Tuesday after 17 Republicans voted with House Democrats for other candidates. Republicans only hold a slim majority in the House, so Mr. Jordan can only lose four GOP votes. This is the third week that the House has no speaker, after Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy was ousted in a revolt by hard-line conservatives.
The former speaker contrasted the Republican conference with the Democratic conference, saying Democrats united “proudly” to vote for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, New York Democrat.
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