Stalemated over a new House speaker, the Republican majority is scheduled to convene behind closed doors to try to vote on a nominee.
The two leading contenders Wednesday for the gavel were Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim JordanRep. Darrell Issa confirmed to NBC News the vote was 113-99. Scalise's nomination will now go to the House floor.. The two colleagues outlined their visions at a lengthy candidate forum ahead of the private balloting. McCarthy, who had openly positioned himself to reclaim the job he just lost, told fellow GOP lawmakers not to nominate him this time.
Nehls told NBC News he was supporting Jordan and wouldn't commit to supporting Scalise if he were the nominee. Some have proposed a rules change that Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., the interim speaker pro tempore, is considering to ensure a majority vote during closed balloting Wednesday before the nominee is presented for a full floor vote.
“We’re going to go get this done,” Scalise said as he exited the candidate forum. “The House is going to get back to work.”particularly when the then-president was working to overturn the results of the 2020 election, leading to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.Scalise and Jordan presented similar views at the forum about cutting spending and securing the southern border with Mexico, top Republican priorities.
Others though, particularly more centrist conservative Republicans from districts that are narrowly split between the parties, are holding out for another choice.
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