{"id":2065613,"date":"2023-10-12T21:25:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T01:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-to-adjourn-for-ninth-day-without-speaker-as-party-infighting-continues\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T21:29:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T01:29:15","slug":"house-to-adjourn-for-ninth-day-without-speaker-as-party-infighting-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-to-adjourn-for-ninth-day-without-speaker-as-party-infighting-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"House adjourns for ninth day without speaker due to ongoing party infighting."},"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\">24<\/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-to-adjourn-for-ninth-day-without-speaker-as-party-infighting-continues%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=2065613&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>Republicans Struggle to Elect Next House \u200dSpeaker<\/h2>\n<p>Republicans \u2064emerged from hours \u200cof\u2063 meetings without a consensus on who to elect as their\u200d next House speaker, leaving lawmakers without \u200da <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zoom-profits-in-2020-660-million-zoom-tax-payment-in-2021-0\/\" title=\"Zoom Profits in 2020: 0 Million. Zoom Tax Payment In 2021: clear path forward.\">clear path forward<\/a> as they prepare to adjourn\u200c for a ninth day with the key position unfilled.<\/p>\n<p>After \u200cbriefly gaveling into \u2063session on Thursday morning \u200cbefore\u200c immediately going into\u2063 recess, \u2064GOP lawmakers met for 2 1\/2 hours behind closed \u200ddoors as Majority Leader Steve \u2064Scalise (R-LA) sought\u2064 to \u2062shore up\u200c support among some of the holdout members of his party who say they\u2062 will not back him for speaker. However, it doesn\u2019t\u2062 appear much\u2063 movement \u200dhas been made \u2062as more \u200bthan a\u2064 dozen\u2063 Republicans \u2062have come out in \u2062opposition to a Scalise speakership, putting him far below\u200d the 217 votes needed to win the position.<\/p>\n<h3>Speaker Vote: Scalise and House Republicans Could Be Facing Another\u200b Floor Fiasco<\/h3>\n<p>However, House\u200d leaders sent a notice to members shortly after 7 p.m. that votes are no \u2064longer expected, moving the\u200d House into \u200byet another\u200b day without\u200b a speaker. It\u2019s possible\u200d the \u200cHouse \u2063could reconvene sometime Friday afternoon, but it remains unclear.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans are poised to meet for another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-gov-cuomo-shunned-experts-embraced-lobbyists-drove-top-health-officials-to-quit-over-pandemic-response-report\/\" title=\"NY Gov. Cuomo Shunned Experts, Embraced Lobbyists, Drove Top Health Officials To Quit Over Pandemic Response: Report\">closed-door meeting<\/a> at 7:30 p.m. to continue to try and quash the\u200d opposition to Scalise and discuss a path forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think \u2064it&#8217;s fairly\u200d obvious to everyone that Scalise does not have the votes,\u201d said \u2062Rep. Keith Self\u2064 (R-TX).<\/p>\n<p>Scalise was nominated as the GOP speaker candidate after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-foreign-affairs-to-question-state-department-on-iran-envoy-suspension-this-week-report\/\" title=\"House Foreign Affairs Committee will question the State Department regarding the suspension of Iran envoy this week, according to a report.\">closed-door\u200c meeting<\/a>\u200c on Tuesday afternoon, emerging \u200cvictorious in a 113-99 vote over Judiciary Committee Chairman \u2062Jim \u2062Jordan (R-OH). Despite\u200d his win, \u2064several GOP lawmakers have come out \u2063in \u2063opposition to \u2062a Scalise speakership, vowing not \u2064to\u2062 support the \u2063Louisiana Republican when\u200c the \u200dmatter comes to the full floor \u200cfor a vote.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Pat \u2064Fallon \u2063(R-TX), who supports Scalise, said \u2064the majority leader \u2062is not\u2063 thinking about dropping\u2063 out and that he is\u2063 \u201crock solid\u201d in his stance about staying the nominee and trying to become the speaker.<\/p>\n<p>The majority \u200dleader met with\u2062 several GOP lawmakers throughout the day on Thursday in an \u200deffort\u2064 to firm up \u200bmore support among the conference, \u2063with Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) telling reporters \u200bprogress has been made \u200din support for Scalise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are\u200c a lot of folks who \u200dhave\u2063 voted for Jordan\u2062 \u2026 who are\u200b now on the side of\u2063 the one who won the election,\u201d he said. \u201cIt&#8217;s an issue of addition. And\u2063 so far,\u2063 we&#8217;re still adding, and that&#8217;s a good \u200bthing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here to read more from The \u200dWashington Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not clear what issues are at the center of holdouts\u2019 concerns, but \u2064Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) said Republicans would reconvene in an effort to ease concerns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re on the clock right now. With speaker designate Steve Scalise, he needs to be \u200bgiven an opportunity to consolidate the votes \u2063and become speaker,\u201d Johnson said.\u2064 \u201cI&#8217;m not in a position right \u2063now to characterize the \u200cconcerns of the whole lot other \u200dthan I would note that there is not a single theme. We\u2019re dealing with a\u2064 number of different concerns. And \u2064I think Steve Scalise needs\u2064 to be given the opportunity to address them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How have internal divisions within the Republican Party hindered the process of electing a new House speaker?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Alise and find a viable candidate for the speaker position. The current impasse reflects the\u2064 deep divisions within the Republican Party\u200c and the challenges they face in unifying their members.<\/p>\n<p>The struggle to elect \u2064the next House speaker stems\u2062 from disagreements among\u200c Republican lawmakers regarding the direction of their party and who \u2064should lead \u200bthem. While Scalise has been a prominent figure within the party \u200cand\u200b has garnered support from some members, a \u2064significant number of Republicans have expressed opposition to his potential speakership. \u200dThis division within the ranks has prevented \u200bScalise from\u200b securing the necessary 217 votes needed to win\u2064 the position.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062failure\u200d to elect a\u2063 speaker has significant implications for the functioning\u2064 of the House. Without a clear leader, lawmakers are\u200c unable to move \u200dforward with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/live-1045-am-et-house-democratic-caucus-holds-weekly-press-conference\/\" title=\"LIVE NOW: House Dems' Weekly Press Conference at 10:45 AM ET.\">important legislative matters<\/a>. With the deadline to adjourn approaching, the absence \u2063of a speaker further compounds the challenges faced by Republicans in completing\u2062 their\u200b legislative\u2064 agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The inability to reach a consensus on \u2064the\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-to-adjourn-for-ninth-day-without-speaker-as-party-infighting-continues\/\" title=\"House adjourns for ninth day without speaker due to ongoing party infighting.\">speaker position reflects\u2062 broader \u2062struggles<\/a> within the Republican Party. As the party grapples with internal divisions and varying ideological \u200cfactions, finding \u200da \u200cunifying candidate becomes increasingly difficult. \u200dThis \u200dlack of unity not only hinders\u200b the party&#8217;s ability to govern effectively\u200d but also raises questions about the party&#8217;s future and its ability to maintain a cohesive identity.<\/p>\n<p>Moving\u200d forward, House Republicans must urgently address this \u2063leadership\u2062 vacuum and find\u2063 a viable candidate for the speaker position. This requires both\u200b compromise and a willingness to put party differences aside for \u2062the greater good. Without a clear leader, Republicans risk \u200bfurther undermining their own agenda and losing crucial momentum.<\/p>\n<p>The next few days\u200c will be critical for House Republicans as they attempt to\u200d resolve this \u200dimpasse and elect their next\u2063 speaker. The party&#8217;s ability to overcome internal\u2063 divisions \u2064and rally behind a unifying figure will be crucial in shaping their future and ensuring their effectiveness in \u200dleading the House.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, \u2063Republicans \u200cfind themselves in a difficult position as they struggle to elect their next House \u2063speaker. The deep divisions within the party have prevented a consensus\u2064 from\u200d being reached,\u2064 leaving \u200dlawmakers without a clear path forward. The failure to elect a speaker has far-reaching implications for the\u200b functioning of \u200dthe House \u200cand reflects broader challenges within the Republican Party. Immediate action is needed to\u2063 address this leadership vacuum and find \u2063a \u200dviable \u2062candidate who \u2062can unite the party and lead \u2064them effectively in the \u2063days ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans met for hours but failed to reach a consensus on the next House speaker. With the crucial position still vacant, lawmakers are left without a clear way forward as they prepare to adjourn for the ninth day. After a brief session, GOP lawmakers immediately went into recess on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2065614,"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":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2065613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"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\/2065613","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2065613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2065613\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2065614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2065613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2065613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2065613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}