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House Republicans nominated Tom Emmer of Minnesota to be their candidate for speaker, but he dropped out just hours later when it became clear he could not secure the 217 votes needed to win the gavel in a House floor vote.
Rep. Gary Palmer of Alabama dropped out prior to the first vote this morning, following Rep. Dan Meuser of Pennsylvania's exit last night. He acknowledged that Emmer ultimately secured the nomination for speaker in conference but said he won't have the votes to get elected on the floor. In the lengthy post, Trump criticized Emmer, calling him completely out of touch with Republican voters and questioning whether Emmer would turn on him if he's elected."The Republican Party cannot take that chance because that's not where the America First Voters are. Voting for a Globalist RINO like Tom Emmer would be a tragic mistake."Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich.
Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass, said he and other Democrats will need to see changes in how the House operates to facilitate Tom Emmer’s speakership bid. Without the support of 26 GOP holdouts, Emmer would fall short of the 217 votes needed for him to get the speaker's gavel. The legislation would fund military construction and agriculture programs, as well as programs focused on transportation and housing. The bill makes up only three of the dozen appropriations bills Congress has to pass for the new fiscal year.
He added that the speaker vote would not go to the floor until 217 votes were committed to the nominee. “If we go to the floor, it will succeed,” he said.On the first round of voting, Emmer, Johnson and Donalds were the top three candidates, according to Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky.
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