Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., told Newsmax on Wednesday a new, private House Republican conference meeting likely will have to be held before a vote on the next speaker reaches the floor.
Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., told Newsmax on Wednesday a new, private House Republican conference meeting likely will have to be held before a vote on the next speaker reaches the floor.
Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana defeated Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan of Ohio for the conference's backing in a secret ballot vote, 113-99. "But the Republican majority needs to elect a speaker so that we can take action to support Israel and take action to make sure that Israel can defend its territory against ... these dastardly attacks by Hamas."Although Jordan signaled his support for Scalise to replace Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. — ousted as speaker in a historic move last week — some of the Ohio lawmaker's allies are still standing firm.
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