Jonathan Nicholson covers Capitol Hill and campaigns for HuffPost. His Twitter is @JNicholsonInDC.
House Republicans are cautiously optimistic they can set aside the rancor and bitterness that’s marked their search for a new House speaker so far as they embark on a third try to name someone who can get 217 votes.
“I want to elect a speaker of the House. I think I speak for everybody in America: It’s time to move on,” he said. “People are ready to move on. Everybody wants to get this going, so I’m confident we’re going to get there.” “I can’t have that for my district, for my military and for my country. So that’s important to me,” she said.
But Emmer was also one of two candidates in the field who voted to certify the 2020 presidential election. The other was Rep. Byron Donalds . In addition to Emmer and Donalds, other candidates include Reps. Kevin Hern , Austin Scott , Pete Sessions , Jack Bergman , Mike Johnson and Gary Palmer .The choice of speaker will have major implications down the road. A temporary government funding law expires in mid-November, meaning another one will need to be negotiated with Democrats and the White House. President Joe Biden has also proposed a $106 billion supplemental spending bill that would tie together aid for Israel, Ukraine and U.S.
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