A Republican lawmaker pushing for other conservatives to sign a unity pledge to support whoever becomes the next speaker nominee says that rank and file members are getting sick of the chaos in the House.
Rep. Mike Flood of Nebraska began pushing a unity pledge after the latest GOP nominee for speaker, Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan of Ohio, was dropped by lawmakers after failing to win the gavel on the House floor., who described himself as a rank and file member, told The Washington Times that the point of the pledge is to see whether a particular group of lawmakers who have played a part in the speakership chaos will sign on to support the eventual nominee.
The pledge is asking members to support whoever wins the nomination on the House floor for as many votes as it takes. If those members don’t sign the pledge, Mr.“You’re getting to the point now where the rank and file, the ones that are always on the team, are sick of it,” Mr.said. “We want to see a change. And when you lose the people that sit quietly and want to be on the team…. and we’re sick of being tossed around like pinballs in this whole situation, then watch us vote present.
Lawmakers on the more conservative flank of the GOP conference vowed to only vote for Mr. Jordan, a co-founder of the arch-conservative House Freedom Caucus. That entrenched message caused Mr. Scalise to bow out abruptly despite beating Mr. Jordan to earn the speaker nomination.
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