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, of Louisiana, abandoned his bid to be the next speaker, throwing in the towel when he couldn't get enough support in his caucus even after being nominated by House Republicans to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy, of California., of Ohio, but it remains unclear whether he can win the nomination from Republicans or whether he could get 217 votes on the House floor. It's also not clear whether more Republicans will run after Scalise's departure.
The Pennsylvania Republican said the conference will likely hold a straw poll on the matter today and possibly a full floor vote. "Our conference never voted to oust our Speaker. Eight of our 'morally superior' colleagues made that decision for us," said the letter, which calls for re-nominating McCarthy after condemning the vote to remove him. They'd then keep voting for McCarthy"until enough of our wayward colleagues return to the fold," he wrote.
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