The vacant post of House Speaker is a step closer to being filled with Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise, but there are potential GOP holdouts.
The vacant post of House Speaker is a step closer to being filled with Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise emerging as the choice of Republicans who maintain a slim majority.
While a big step forward for Scalise, the speakership is hardly a done deal with potential GOP holdouts in position to defeat the nomination.In a head-to-head contest, Scalise bested Ohio Congressman and Trump choice Jim Jordan 113 to 99 in a vote restricted to House Republicans.
Several GOP members have publicly expressed their reluctance to support Scalise, a development which triggered a rebuke from Houston Congressman Dan Crenshaw.
Scalise, who is being treated for the form of cancer known as multiple myeloma, has secured the backing of recently ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
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