Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is working to make conservative firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan his successor but conceded Sunday it's unclear whether he will be able to secure enough support in a floor vote scheduled for Tuesday.
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., who was ousted by hardline conservatives in his own party, speaks to reporters after House Republicans chose Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, as their new nominee for House speaker during a day of internal party voting, …is working to make conservative firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan his successor but conceded Sunday it’s unclear whether he will be able to secure enough support in a floor vote scheduled for Tuesday.said on the Fox News program “Sunday Morning Futures.
House Republicans nominated Mr. Jordan during a secret ballot behind closed doors last week after Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana dropped out of the race due to a lack of support.continued. “We’ve got to be able to work together. The real challenge here is eight Republicans did something no one thought: Work with every single Democrat to disrupt our nation.
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer told reporters Sunday during a visit to Tel Aviv that the chamber will pass a bipartisan military aid package for Israel in the coming weeks, a move the New York Democrat said will hopefully further press House Republicans.said he does not believe other Republicans like Reps. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma and Mike Johnson of Louisiana could get the support to become speaker. He predicted they would come up “very short.
Tuesday’s floor vote is scheduled for noon, which will be the two-week mark for the House lacking a speaker.will need 217 votes to clench the gavel, an uphill climb that could require several rounds of voting and more negotiations with GOP holdouts.
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