The two Texas holdouts, combined with a handful of other members who have vowed to vote against Rep. Steve Scalise, could delay the selection of the next House speaker.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is pursued by reporters after he won a majority of votes in the House Republican caucus to become their nominee for next Speaker of the House during a Republican meeting held behind closed doors in the Longworth House office building on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 11, 2023., The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
The House recessed Wednesday afternoon without voting on a new speaker. Republicans did not set a date for when they will vote next. But despite wide support for the rule, the conference voted to table that rule change Wednesday morning. Leading up to Wednesday’s meeting, the Texas delegation had been split in their support, with roughly equal numbers backing each of the two top candidates. Members of the House Freedom Caucus, a deeply conservative body, tended to side more with Jordan, who also had the endorsement of former President Donald Trump.
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