U.S. Senate Republicans are voting for a new leader and Sen. Ted Cruz has announced he will not be voting for fellow Texan, Sen. John Cornyn.
U.S. Senate Republicans are gathering to vote for a new leader and decide who will replace current Senate leader Mitch McConnell who has led the Senate GOP since 2007.The leading candidates for the job are Florida Sen. Rick Scott, Texas Sen. John Cornyn and South Dakota Sen. John Thune.Cornyn's fellow U.S. senator from Texas, Ted Cruz , announced he would be voting for Scott.In his post on X, Cruz said:"This morning, I’ll be voting for Rick Scott for GOP Leader, as I did two years ago.
He tirelessly raised millions of dollars for competitive Senate races, including mine," Hawley added.This will be the second time Rick Scott has tried to become the party's Senate leader. He was among the senators who challenged McConnell two years ago but only received ten votes.Cornyn and Thune, who is the Senate Minority Whip currently, are popular among their colleagues in the Senate and have worked internally for months to campaign for the role.
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