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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 wonWe 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.
Scalise shares McCarthy’s vision, most Republican House members say, on the policy fights like spending and on strategy like the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. “The personalities involved are different,” Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Calif., said in an interview Wednesday, referring to Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, who led the effort to oust McCarthy and had been his chief antagonist for months.
Scalise, if elected speaker, will inherit the same narrow Republican majority that must deal with a Senate and White House controlled by Democrats.
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