Scalise has announced he has dropped out of the race to be speaker of the House.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Steve Scalise announced he is withdrawing his name as a candidate to replace Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House after he failed to secure enough support from the House Republican conference to take his bid to the floor for a vote.
"If you look at over the last few weeks, if you look at where our conference is, there's still work to be done," Scalise continued."Our conference still has to come together and is not there." "This country is counting on us to come back together. This House of Representatives needs a speaker, and we need to open up the House again."
"I never came here for title," he said."I've had the challenges. I've been tested in ways that really put perspective on life -- really, the 2017 shooting -- when I didn't know if I was going to make it out alive, taught me what's important in life. And that's my family, my faith, and I'm blessed beyond belief.
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