Rep. Mark Alford, R-Mo., told Newsmax that he is confident Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, will be elected speaker of the House when the chamber gathers to vote Tuesday at noon ET.
Jordan needs to reach 217 votes to take the position former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was ousted from earlier this month when Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., brought a motion to vacate the chair to the floor."We have just gone on way too long," Alford said. "We have been a ship without a rudder for two weeks now, and with things blowing up on the world stage, we have to have true unified leadership in the U. S. House of Representatives, and Jim Jordan is that man.
The move to ouster McCarthy two weeks ago brought regular business in the house to a halt until a new speaker is elected. Alford said it took 15 rounds of voting to initially put McCarthy in as speaker in January, and that something similar could happen to get Jordan elected now.
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