Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., told Newsmax on Friday that tensions are so high in the House Republican conference, he doesn't believe anyone at this time could garner 217 votes to become the next speaker. Since Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., dropped out of the race ...
Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., told Newsmax on Friday that tensions are so high in the House Republican conference, he doesn't believe anyone at this time could garner 217 votes to become the next speaker.
"Frankly, we're having a difficult time agreeing today's Friday," Huizenga told "Newsline." "This has been a rough week and a half and tensions are very, very high. ... You've got pinched fingers and hurt feelings, not from this race, but from other extenuating circumstances."
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