US House Republicans nominate Jim Jordan for speaker, testing hardline appeal
© Reuters. A man walks by the Capitol where today House Republicans will continue proceedings to elect a new House speaker following last week's ouster of Kevin McCarthy at the Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File PhotoWASHINGTON -Representative Jim Jordan won the Republican nomination to lead the U.S.
Republican infighting has left the House paralyzed for close to two weeks, as lawmakers have deadlocked over a successor to Kevin McCarthy, who was forced out by a small group of Republicans on Oct. 3. That left him short of the votes he would need to become speaker, a powerful role second in line to the presidency after the vice president.
Jordan, 59, would be a departure from past Republican leaders like McCarthy, who have focused on raising money and balancing competing ideological groups. "I think I can unite the conference, I think I can tell the country what we’re doing and why it matters,” Jordan told reporters before the vote.Democrats who have suggested working with Republicans on a consensus speaker pick said Jordan was not what they had in mind.
Republicans have been hoping to avoid a repeat of the embarrassing spectacle that occurred in January, when hardline conservatives forced McCarthy to endure 15 floor votes over four days before winning the gavel.
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