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Rep. Steve Scalise, of Louisiana, defeated Rep. Jim Jordan, of Ohio, for the Republican nomination to be House speaker and replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.
When asked in what ways he thinks Scalise would be an upgrade from McCarthy, Gaetz replied,"all of them.""We've got the legend from Louisiana who's gonna lead us, and I think that he'll be invigorating to our activists," Gaetz said to reporters."I think he'll be a great communicator to the country, and I think he'll do a great job uniting the Republican conference."Rep. Bob Good, R-Va.
He said the resolution will be co-sponsored by fellow New York House Republicans Nick LaLota, Mike Lawler, Marc Molinaro, Nick Langworthy and Brandon Williams.The Trump campaign has confirmed to NBC News that Gaetz is no longer expected to appear at an event featuring the former president tonight. Gaetz was scheduled to appear at the Palm Beach event before the speakership vote was scheduled. Gaetz's office has not responded to requests for comment.Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark.
He said Congress should pass a bill to extend current funding levels through April, when a 1% across-the-board cut would automatically take effect, suggesting that would give Republicans leverage on appropriations bills in negotiations with Democrats. When McCarthy was nominated in January, the process ground to a halt when he lacked the needed votes to win on the House floor. It took
Whoever wins the secret ballot vote for the nomination will face the arduous task of uniting the party behind them. The nominee will still need to secure a simple majority of all House members, which will translate to getting the votes of at least 217 of the 221 GOP members. Democrats are expected to rally behind Jeffries.
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