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Matt Dusk sings Sinatra in Halifax/PEI/Moncton | SaltWireWASHINGTON - Steve Scalise, the Republican nominee to lead the U.S. House of Representatives, faced a test on Thursday of whether he could gain enough support from his splintered party conference to be elected speaker on the chamber floor.
Republican leaders initially scheduled a House meeting for Wednesday afternoon, should Scalise, now the No. 2 House Republican, quickly come up with the votes for election. But no vote was held. But a mood of uncertainly hung over the House more than a week after eight Republicans ousted former Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the job with the help of Democrats, with some lawmakers still publicly backing Jordan and others vowing to vote for McCarthy.
But that concern appeared to do little to drive unity behind closed doors, with more than a dozen lawmakers either undecided or opposed to Scalise. But Scalise also faces new health concerns as he undergoes treatment for multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer, which some Jordan supporters cited as a reason not to vote for him.
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