{"id":2062782,"date":"2023-10-10T23:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T03:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-pick-nominee-for-speaker-as-gop-hears-from-candidates\/"},"modified":"2023-10-10T23:20:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T03:20:39","slug":"house-democrats-pick-nominee-for-speaker-as-gop-hears-from-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-pick-nominee-for-speaker-as-gop-hears-from-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"House Democrats select nominee for Speaker while GOP listens to candidates."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-democrats-pick-nominee-for-speaker-as-gop-hears-from-candidates%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2062782&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>House Democrats Nominate Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker as Republicans \u2063Hold\u2064 Forum<\/h2>\n<p>House \u200bDemocrats made their choice for speaker on Tuesday, nominating Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/hakeem-jeffries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY), while Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/what-to-expect-with-the-gops-house-speaker-forum\">held a forum<\/a> to consider their \u200dcandidates.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic Party\u200d leaders announced that Jeffries was unanimously renominated, a decision that echoes\u200d their previous \u200cselection\u2063 in January when Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/kevin-mccarthy\">Kevin McCarthy<\/a> \u200b (R-CA) \u2063ultimately became speaker after a series of contentious rounds of voting.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/democraticleader.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/leader-jeffries-statement-upon-being-nominated-speaker-house-democratic-caucus\">statement<\/a>, Jeffries expressed gratitude to his colleagues in the House Democratic Caucus and called on &#8220;traditional Republicans&#8221; to break away from &#8220;MAGA extremism&#8221; and\u200c form an &#8220;enlightened, bipartisan coalition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">House Democrats tonight renominated Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker: \u201cI \u2062am grateful \u2062to\u2062 my colleagues in the House Democratic Caucus for their extraordinary support and the unanimity of purpose as we continue to put \u200bpeople over politics.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9HBh6wVfyB\">pic.twitter.com\/9HBh6wVfyB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CraigCaplan\/status\/1711885341873877219?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October\u2063 10, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, Republicans,\u200b who hold a slim majority \u2063in\u200c the House, \u2062conducted a forum to hear from\u2063 their candidates for speaker. House Majority Leader \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/steve-scalise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steve Scalise<\/a> (R-LA)\u200d and Judiciary Chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/jim-jordan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Jordan<\/a> (R-OH) are currently competing for the GOP nomination. McCarthy, however, urged \u200bhis \u200bsupporters not to\u200c nominate him.<\/p>\n<p>A Republican internal election for speaker is scheduled for Wednesday morning, but it remains uncertain whether Jordan or Scalise will garner\u200d enough support to secure their party&#8217;s nomination. Ultimately, a simple \u2064majority will be required to win the\u200c speaker&#8217;s gavel in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-pick-nominee-for-speaker-as-gop-hears-from-candidates\/\" title=\"House Democrats select nominee for Speaker while GOP listens to candidates.\">chamber-wide \u200cvote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After\u2064 attending \u2063the\u200d GOP forum, Rep. Mike \u200cGarcia (R-CA) stated\u2063 that there were &#8220;50\/50 odds&#8221;\u200c of selecting a speaker on\u2062 Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/live-news\/house-speaker-race-10-10-23\/h_faf932f2e9744b5c4371ece6ac933fa9\">according to CNN<\/a>. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) was less optimistic, putting the \u2063chances at &#8220;2%&#8221; \u2064that \u2062Republicans would reach a consensus by Wednesday, \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/live-blog\/house-speaker-vote-live-updates-rcna119454\/rcrd20596?canonicalCard=true\">per NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) \u2064triggered a no-confidence vote in McCarthy, resulting in his removal from the role of speaker.\u200d Gaetz, \u200calong with seven\u2062 fellow Republicans and the Democrats, successfully <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mccarthy-ousted-from-speakership-after-democrats-side-with-matt-gaetz\">ousted<\/a> McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>The unprecedented events have sparked a debate about whether to\u200d modify or eliminate \u2062the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/motion-vacate-lightning-rod-stormy-house-speakers-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;motion to vacate&#8221; rule<\/a> that led to McCarthy&#8217;s removal, as well as to revise the GOP\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/juliegraceb\/status\/1711850290608038287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conference<\/a> rules governing the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/juliegraceb\/status\/1711850687263306237\">nomination threshold<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the uncertainty on\u200b the GOP\u200b side regarding a unified candidate, there is a sense of urgency as \u2064Rep. Patrick \u200bMcHenry (R-NC), \u200cserving \u200cas speaker pro\u200d tempore in the interim, has\u200c limited\u2064 authority in the role.<\/p>\n<p>One pressing issue is \u200bgovernment spending, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-right-wing-and-main-street-caucuses-team-up-to-create-short-term-continuing-resolution\/\" title=\"GOP Right Wing and Main Street Caucuses join forces for Short-Term Continuing Resolution.\">potential government \u2064shutdown<\/a>\u200c in\u200d mid-November if\u2063 lawmakers fail to reach an agreement after a six<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-jordan-says-first-move-as-speaker-would-be-to-help-israel\/\" title=\"Jim Jordan's top priority as Speaker would be to assist Israel.\">-week continuing resolution expires<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, \u2063there is the matter of Israel&#8217;s conflict with Hamas following the militant group&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-extends-carrier-deployment-following-syria-attack\/\" title=\"U.S. Extends Carrier Deployment Following Syria Attack\">recent deadly attack<\/a> from Gaza. House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) anticipates that a\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/most-house-members-rally-behind-resolution-supporting-israel-against-hamas\">bipartisan\u2062 resolution<\/a> expressing support for Israel will be one of \u2063the \u2062first items considered on the floor once a new speaker is elected.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE\u2063 DAILY \u200cWIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why \u2062did \u200bKevin \u2063McCarthy urge his supporters not to\u200d nominate him for Speaker?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  House \u2062Democrats have unanimously renominated Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) for Speaker, while House Republicans conducted a\u200d forum to consider \u200dtheir own \u2063candidates. This decision echoes the party&#8217;s \u2064previous selection in January when Kevin \u200cMcCarthy \u2062(R-CA) ultimately became speaker after contentious rounds of voting.<\/p>\n<p>In a \u2062statement, Jeffries expressed gratitude to his colleagues and called on &#8220;traditional Republicans&#8221; to break away from &#8220;MAGA extremism&#8221; and form an &#8220;enlightened, \u2063bipartisan \u200dcoalition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Republicans, who hold a slim\u2062 majority in the House, conducted a forum to hear from\u2063 their candidates for speaker. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Judiciary Chairman\u200c Jim Jordan (R-OH)\u2062 are currently competing \u2064for \u2063the GOP nomination. McCarthy, however, urged \u200chis supporters not to nominate him.<\/p>\n<p>A Republican internal election for speaker \u200bis scheduled for Wednesday morning, but it remains uncertain whether Jordan or\u2062 Scalise will garner enough support to secure their party&#8217;s\u200b nomination. A simple majority will be required to win the speaker&#8217;s gavel in a chamber-wide vote.<\/p>\n<p>After attending \u200cthe GOP forum, Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA) stated that there\u2062 were\u2063 &#8220;50\/50 odds&#8221; of selecting a speaker on Wednesday, \u200baccording to CNN. Rep. Thomas \u2062Massie (R-KY) was less optimistic, \u200bputting the chances at &#8220;2%&#8221; that Republicans \u200cwould reach\u2063 a consensus\u200b by Wednesday, according to NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>The selection\u200b of a speaker is\u2064 an important decision \u2063for both parties,\u2062 as \u200dit\u2064 sets \u2063the\u200b agenda and tone for\u2063 the House of Representatives. \u200dThe outcome of the Republican \u2063internal election will determine who will go\u200d head-to-head with Jeffries \u200cin\u2062 the final vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Democrats unanimously renominated Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) for speaker, while Republicans held a forum for their candidates. Jeffries was previously the Democrats&#8217; choice in January, when Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ultimately chosen as speaker after 15 rounds of voting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2062783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2062782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2062782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2062782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2062782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2062783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2062782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2062782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2062782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}