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— and Republicans have indicated they want to avoid the drama that unfolded when it took McCarthy 15 ballots to be elected.The race was triggered last week when Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., made a motion to vacate the chair of speaker and wonthat he plans to vote for Jordan in a floor vote for speaker. He said that he had come to this decision because"it has become evident that all the agreements and Rules with the former Speaker are null and void.
If no candidate wins a majority, the House will continue to hold votes until one does. That has happened onlyover Jordan to be the next speaker, but the majority leader is still clambering to find enough GOP votes to secure the chamber's top role. Several of Jordan's supporters in the House, including Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., said they'll still back Jordan in the floor vote. Jordan, however, has said he'll vote for Scalise, and he even offered to give a nominating speech on the floor on Scalise's behalf, according to a spokesperson for the Ohio Republican.last night that he will vote for “ANYONE but Scalise” in the floor vote and “come hell or high water I won’t change my mind.
The meeting will be at 12:15 p.m. amid the ongoing battle for Scalise to get the 217 votes needed to become speaker.We don't know when the House will vote. The chamber could convene to hold a vote to elect a speaker today — or take days trying to wrangle the votes.
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