A middle Georgia representative has announced his bid to become Speaker of the House.
Congressman Austin Scott, R-Ga. for Connect to Congress/Photo: Sinclair Broadcast GroupIn a press release, Republican Representative Austin Scott says he filed Friday to run to be the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Scott's filing comes less than 24 hours after front-runner Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., withdrew his name from consideration. Scalise was trying to peel off more than 100 votes, mostly from those who backed his chief rival, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the Judiciary Committee chairman favored by hard-liners, who announced he was no longer in the running and tossed his vote to Scalise.
But many hard-liners taking their cues from Donald Trump have dug in for a prolonged fight to replace McCarthy after his historic ouster from the job. They argue that House Majority Leader Scalise was not a better choice and that he should be focusing on his health as he battles cancer, and that he is not the leader they will support.
The House is entering its second week without a speaker and is essentially unable to function, and the political pressure increasingly is on Republicans to reverse course, reassert majority control, and govern in Congress.I have filed to be the Speaker of the House. We are in Washington to legislate, and I want to lead a House that functions in the best interest of the American people.
Jordan, a founding member of the House Freedom Caucus who was backed by Trump in the speaker’s race, was nominated by the House GOP conference Friday but failed to secure the vote of all members.
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