A dozen Republicans have now voted against Jordan for House speaker
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is followed by reporters as he walks to his office at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. Jordan has been scrambling to shore up the votes needed to clinch the speakership in the closely divided chamber. He can only lose a few GOP votes to win the nod..
Loud murmurs arose after each of the votes for an alternative speaker, and were especially loud after Diaz-Balart cast a potentially decisive fourth vote against Jordan.Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon is now the second Republican to vote for McCarthy.She joined Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska, who was the first GOP lawmaker to vote for McCarthy.
The No. 3-ranked Democrat pointed to Jordan’s role in Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the fact that he has yet to pass a bill into law in his 16 years in office. McCarthy had been helping Jordan’s lobbying efforts over the last week. The two men became close in recent years, and Jordan proved to be instrumental in the California Republican's becoming speaker in January.Jordan typically skips a suit jacket, but he was donning one Tuesday as his colleagues prepared to vote on whether to elect him House speaker.
The House chaplain, Margaret Kibben, gave an opening prayer alluding to the upcoming vote. “On this day of choice, give us the vision to see how you have picked each one,” she said. “Out of many may one emerge.” His lack of legislative experience has been a criticism that moderates and Democrats have deployed against him in recent days. But his office has pushed back, saying he has been instrumental in getting legislation through the committees he serves on without putting his name on it.Jordan's journey to the cusp of House speakership would have once seemed far-fetched.
Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., a first-term member, said that after having several conversations with Jordan, he’s decided to vote for him on the floor.
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