The House is voting as Congressman Jim Jordan tries a third time for the speaker's gavel
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Jim Jordan
Drawing on his Ohio roots, Jordan, who is popular with the GOP's right-flank activist base of voters, positioned his long-shot campaign alongside the history of American innovators including the Wright brothers, urging his colleagues to elect him to the speakership. The holdouts want “nothing” from Jordan, Gimenez said, adding that some of the lawmakers in the meeting simply called on Jordan to drop out of the race., more powers for the next several months to at least bring the House back into session and conduct crucial business, was swiftly rejected by Jordan's own ultra-conservative allies.
With Republicans in majority control of the House, 221-212, any candidate can lose only a few detractors. It appears there is no Republican at present who can win a clear majority, 217 votes, to become speaker. “We’re shaking up Washington, D.C. We’re breaking the fever. And, you know what, it’s messy," Gaetz said later, saying he had no regrets over the past weeks of havoc.
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