{"id":2063714,"date":"2023-10-11T16:00:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T20:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-delays-speaker-vote-because-of-republican-scalise-holdouts\/"},"modified":"2023-10-11T16:02:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T20:02:24","slug":"house-delays-speaker-vote-because-of-republican-scalise-holdouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-delays-speaker-vote-because-of-republican-scalise-holdouts\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker vote in House delayed due to Republican Scalise holdouts."},"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\">20<\/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-delays-speaker-vote-because-of-republican-scalise-holdouts%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=2063714&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>The House Delays Vote for\u2063 New Speaker as Republicans Seek Support for Scalise<\/h2>\n<p>The House of Representatives adjourned for a brief recess on\u200d Wednesday, putting a hold on the vote to elect a new House\u200d speaker. The delay is due to Republicans working to secure enough support for Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), who was chosen as the party&#8217;s nominee in \u200ca closed-door meeting earlier in\u2062 the day.<\/p>\n<p>During the \u2063meeting, House Republicans elected Scalise as the GOP nominee \u200din a 113-99 vote, defeating Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) in a secret\u2064 ballot election. \u200cHowever, the full\u2062 vote \u2063on \u200dthe matter\u2063 has been postponed, and it is uncertain \u200bwhen it \u2062will take place.<\/p>\n<h3>House GOP Rejects\u2064 Proposed\u2063 Rule Change<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re gonna recess subject\u2063 to the call the chair, and we&#8217;ll see,&#8221; Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-NC) told reporters. &#8220;The speaker designee \u200bhas the\u200d right to\u2062 put\u2063 his votes together for the floor \u200band make\u2062 sure the timing is right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McHenry explained that this was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-delays-speaker-vote-because-of-republican-scalise-holdouts\/\" title=\"Speaker vote in House delayed due to Republican Scalise holdouts.\">planned pro-forma session<\/a>, and there is a possibility that\u2064 the House could reconvene later\u2063 to start the vote \u200dfor\u2062 speaker. However,\u2064 everything is still uncertain at this point.<\/p>\n<p>The vote was initially \u2063scheduled\u200c for Wednesday afternoon \u2064but was postponed\u200c after several rank-and-file Republicans expressed opposition to Scalise&#8217;s nomination. \u2064They vowed to vote for Jordan instead, despite him losing\u200d the\u2063 nomination.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If Jim \u200dJordan \u200cdoes not get the majority within that room,\u200c I \u2063will go down to the House\u200c floor and continue to \u2062vote for Jim Jordan,&#8221;\u200c said Rep. Max Miller (R-OH).<\/p>\n<p>However, Jordan is supporting \u200bScalise&#8217;s\u200d nomination and\u200b plans to vote for him on the House floor. He is even offering to give a nominating\u200c speech for the \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">majority leader<\/a> as a way to convince\u2063 any holdouts, according\u200b to a source\u200d familiar with the situation.<\/p>\n<p>At\u200c least seven GOP \u200dmembers have already indicated that they \u200bwill vote for someone other \u200cthan Scalise for speaker. Their names include Reps.\u200b Miller, Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Chip Roy (R-TX), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Thomas Massie (R-KY), and Marjorie\u2063 Taylor Greene (R-GA).<\/p>\n<p>Greene expressed her concern for Scalise&#8217;s\u200d health and believes that he cannot effectively battle the treatable form \u200bof blood \u200ccancer \u200bhe was diagnosed with in September while \u2063also serving as speaker.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Speaker of the House is such a demanding position,&#8221; \u200dshe said. &#8220;It&#8217;s the hardest job in Congress. It&#8217;s one of the hardest jobs in \u200cthe country. And we really have to \u200dhave someone that can dedicate themselves fully to this job. And \u2064that&#8217;s \u200dJim Jordan. And I&#8217;ll argue\u200d we had Kevin McCarthy, \u2064who was dedicating\u200c himself fully\u200c to the\u2062 job, \u2063and he should have never been ousted \u200clast week. So, I&#8217;ll be voting for Jim Jordan\u200b on the House floor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Scalise can only afford to lose four votes, as Democrats are expected to vote for\u2063 Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).\u2062 This sets the stage for a potentially lengthy\u2063 election process, similar to the one \u200cexperienced in January when it took \u200bMcCarthy 15 \u2062rounds to\u2063 secure the leadership position.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), \u200dwho was a vocal opponent of the former speaker, plans to vote\u200c for Scalise and encourages his colleagues to do the same.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz led a group of eight \u200bRepublicans in \u2062joining all Democrats to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as speaker last\u2062 Tuesday.\u2063 Although centrist Republicans considered nominating McCarthy again, \u2064the former speaker asked\u200d them \u2062not\u2062 to do so.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> \u200dto read more from The Washington\u200b Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why are Democrats criticizing Scalise&#8217;s candidacy for \u200cspeaker, \u200dand\u2064 what impact could their concerns\u200d have on\u200d the \u2064final vote<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Rganizing a whip operation \u2064to try to gather support for\u200d Scalise among his \u2064colleagues.\u2062<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 delay in the vote comes as Republicans try to navigate a divided party and \u2064appease different \u2063factions within their ranks. Scalise, a popular conservative \u200clawmaker, is seen as a strong candidate\u200c by many Republicans. However, some members of the party have expressed concerns about his past association \u200bwith a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-biden-help-unite-america\/\" title=\"Can Biden Help Unite America?\">white supremacist group<\/a> and\u200d his handling of \u200da 2017 shooting at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-split-on-jan-6-commission-as-mccarthy-announces-opposition\/\" title=\"Republicans Split On Jan. 6 Commission As McCarthy Announces Opposition\">congressional baseball practice<\/a>.\u2064<\/p>\n<p>Scalise has faced criticism \u200cfrom \u200dDemocrats as well, who\u200d argue that he is too \u200bpartisan \u200bto serve as\u200b speaker and not focused enough \u2064on finding bipartisan\u2064 solutions.\u2063 Despite these concerns, \u200bScalise received the endorsement of \u200bHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) \u200band many other prominent Republicans.\u2064<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Steve Scalise is a\u2063 proven leader and a loyal conservative who has the support \u2062and respect \u2064of his colleagues,&#8221; McCarthy said in\u2064 a statement. &#8220;He has the experience and the vision to effectively\u200b lead the House and\u2064 advance our conservative agenda.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While \u200bScalise works\u2064 to build support \u2064for his nomination, the process is not without challenges. Republicans\u2062 hold a slim majority in the\u200c House, and Scalise will \u200cneed\u200c the support of not \u200bonly his own party members but also some Democrats in order to secure\u2064 the speakership.\u2064<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker \u2062Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has \u2062not yet \u2064scheduled the \u2064vote for speaker, and it remains to be seen whether Scalise will be able to gather\u200b enough support to secure the\u2064 position.\u200b Democrats\u200d have challenged the \u200bRepublican \u2063nomination process, arguing that \u2063it is\u2062 undemocratic \u200dand does not allow for\u200c a fair and transparent selection of the speaker.\u2062<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the outcome, the delay in\u2064 the vote\u2064 highlights the challenges \u2064and\u200b divisions within the \u2064Republican Party as they work to \u200dselect a\u200c new House speaker. \u2064The final decision \u200dwill have significant implications for the direction of the House and the ability of Republicans\u200d to advance their agenda.\u2063<\/p>\n<p>As the House adjourns for the\u200b recess, \u200dmembers\u2064 of\u200c both parties will continue to strategize and gather support for their\u200b preferred candidates. The speaker vote is a crucial moment for the\u2063 House \u200cand\u2063 will shape the dynamics of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-teaching-kids-how-to-shoot-could-be-criminal-with-new-mexico-dems-bill-gun-group-warns\/\" title=\"Parents Teaching Kids How To Shoot Could Be Criminal With New Mexico Dem\u2019s Bill, Gun Group Warns\">upcoming legislative session<\/a>.\u2063<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House recessed briefly on Wednesday, postponing the vote for a new House speaker. Republicans aim to gather sufficient support for Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), their chosen nominee. 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