The House Republican majority is stuck, one week after the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, with lawmakers unable to coalesce around a new leader in a stalemate that threatens to keep Congress partly shuttered indefinitely.
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But it's unclear if either Scalise or Jordan can amass the 217 votes eventually needed in a floor vote to overcome opposition from Democrats. A vote could come as soon as Wednesday.Many Republicans want to prevent the spectacle of a messy House floor fight like the grueling January brawl when McCarthy became speaker.
But short of a rules change, Republican lawmakers would be expected to agree to a majority-wins process — whichever candidate wins in the internal private vote would be given the full backing of the Republicans on the House.It’s no guarantee — with trust low among House Republicans and tensions high, those normal protocols could be challenged.While both are conservatives from the right flank, neither Scalise nor Jordan is the heir apparent to McCarthy.
Barr said he was working to help secure votes for Scalise, but would be comfortable with either candidate.
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