{"id":2068863,"date":"2023-10-16T13:03:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T17:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republican-deal-will-have-to-be-done-with-democrats-if-gop-cant-elect-house-speaker\/"},"modified":"2023-10-16T13:05:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T17:05:05","slug":"top-republican-deal-will-have-to-be-done-with-democrats-if-gop-cant-elect-house-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republican-deal-will-have-to-be-done-with-democrats-if-gop-cant-elect-house-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP must make a deal with Democrats if they fail to elect a House Speaker, says top Republican."},"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\">36<\/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%2Ftop-republican-deal-will-have-to-be-done-with-democrats-if-gop-cant-elect-house-speaker%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=2068863&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>A Deal with Democrats May Be Necessary \u2062to Elect a House Speaker, Says \u200bTop House Republican<\/h2>\n<p>A top House\u200c Republican\u2063 has stated\u200b that if the GOP fails to elect a House speaker soon, \u200cthey may have \u200dto\u200b make \u2062a deal with Democrats in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-pelosi-allowed-recently-covid-positive-rep-onto-house-floor-to-vote-for-her\/\" title=\"Report: Pelosi allowed recently COVID-positive rep. onto House floor to vote for her\">lower chamber<\/a>. This comes after the Democrats&#8217; minority leader made\u2062 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-craziest-meeting-of-trump-era-top-trump-official-combatted-conspiracies-was-primed-to-brawl\/\" title=\"In \u2018Craziest Meeting\u2019 Of Trump-Era, Top Trump Official Combatted Conspiracies: \u2018Was Primed To Brawl\u2019\">similar claim<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During an appearance on CBS&#8217; &#8220;Face the Nation,&#8221; Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) \u200cwas asked \u200cabout the possibility of Republicans working with Democrats to \u200celect a speaker, following the \u200dousting of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) two weeks ago. \u2062Mr. Turner, who heads the\u2064 powerful Intelligence Committee, expressed his preference for electing a Republican and voiced his support for Rep.\u200c Jim Jordan&#8217;s (R-Ohio) bid.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;I think Jim Jordan will \u200cbe an\u200b excellent Speaker. I think he&#8217;ll be able to get to 217. If not,\u2064 we have other leaders in the House. And\u200d certainly, if there is a need if the radical,\u200d you know, almost just handful of people in the Republican side, make it\u200c unable &#8230; to be \u200dable to return to general work on the House, then\u200c I think obviously, there will \u200dbe a deal\u2063 [that] will have to be done,&#8221; \u2064Mr. Turner <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4257216-turner-if-gop-cant-elect-speaker-then-deal-will-have-to-be-done-with-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/mccarthy-confident-jim-jordan-will-be-new-house-speaker-5510721?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>McCarthy Confident Jim Jordan Will Be New House Speaker<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/16\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/mccarthy-confident-jim-jordan-will-be-new-house-speaker-5510721?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/illinois-man-71-stabs-housing-tenant-6-year-old-palestinian-boy-to-death-mother-injured-5510673?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Illinois Man, 71, Stabs Housing Tenant, 6-Year-Old Palestinian Boy to Death, Mother Injured<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/16\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/illinois-man-71-stabs-housing-tenant-6-year-old-palestinian-boy-to-death-mother-injured-5510673?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Reports suggest that\u200d Rep. Jordan, who chairs the Judiciary\u2063 Committee, is seeking a floor \u200cvote on Tuesday. Last week,\u200c House \u200dMajority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) withdrew his bid for the speaker&#8217;s gavel\u2062 after being nominated over\u2062 Mr. Jordan.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are doubts about \u200cwhether Rep. Jordan can secure the \u2064necessary 217 votes.<\/p>\n<p>With a slim 221\u2013212 majority, Republicans can only afford to lose a maximum of four votes if Democrats vote against him\u200d as a bloc, which is expected.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Over the weekend, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) revealed that there have been\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/house-democrat-leader-informal-conversations-on-bipartisan-governing-coalition-now-underway-5510479\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">talks<\/a> behind\u2062 the scenes between Republicans\u200b and Democrats to elect a\u2063 speaker, including the possibility of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-speaker-vote-expected-tuesday-as-jordan-lobbies-gop-holdouts\/\" title=\"House speaker vote set for Tuesday as Jordan works to sway GOP holdouts.\">bipartisan governing coalition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We\u200d have made clear \u2063publicly and privately that we \u2063are ready, willing, and able to enter into a bipartisan governing coalition,&#8221; stated Mr. Jeffries during an\u2062 interview on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; Sunday. &#8220;We can change the rules to facilitate bipartisanship, and that should \u2063be the\u200d starting point \u2064of our conversation,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want to ensure that votes are taken on bills that have substantial Democratic \u200dsupport and \u200bsubstantial Republican support so that\u2064 the extremists aren&#8217;t able to dictate the \u2062agenda,&#8221; Mr. Jeffries \u200demphasized, \u2062criticizing the \u200bcurrent House rules that allow a few Republicans\u2063 to determine\u200d what gets voted on.<\/p>\n<p>However, some House Republicans believe\u200c that Rep. Jordan can secure the necessary 217\u200c votes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Representative Jim Jordan, Republican of Ohio, speaks \u2064to reporters as he arrives for a Republicans caucus meeting at the\u2062 Longworth House Office Building \u2064on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct.\u200d 13, 2023. (Julia Nikhinson\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Tenn.), who publicly supports Rep. Jordan&#8217;s bid, stated that in the first and second\u2063 rounds of voting, multiple GOP lawmakers may vote for someone\u2063 other \u200bthan Mr. Jordan. However, this is likely \u2063to change in subsequent rounds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;I\u2062 think in the \u2062first round, \u2063you \u2064may have some people who have to \u200cget it off their chest. They\u2064 feel obligated to vote \u2064for [former Speaker] Kevin McCarthy at \u2062least once or [Majority Leader] Steve Scalise at \u200cleast once or Donald Trump,&#8221;\u2064 he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2023\/oct\/15\/thomas-massie-jim-jordan-gains-support-house-speak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> The Washington Times. &#8220;Then\u2063 they&#8217;ll converge toward Jordan. I think it&#8217;ll be\u200b a lot\u2062 to jump on after the first or \u2063second round.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, Rep. McCarthy expressed confidence in Mr. Jordan&#8217;s ability to \u200dsecure enough votes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;The real challenge here is,\u200d and\u200b I\u2063 know a lot of people out there are afraid that \u2062Republicans will break off and go\u200b work with \u2063Democrats, the only reason anybody&#8217;s even\u2062 talking about that is because\u2064 eight Republican members worked with every single Democrat \u2064to \u2063remove \u200bme from speaker and put \u200cus\u200c into this tailspin and all based upon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republican-deal-will-have-to-be-done-with-democrats-if-gop-cant-elect-house-speaker\/\" title=\"GOP must make a deal with Democrats if they fail to elect a House Speaker, says top Republican.\">keeping government open<\/a>,&#8221; he\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/mccarthy-feels-good-jim-jordan-become-house-speaker-ahead-crucial-floor-vote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> Fox News&#8217; &#8220;Fox and Friends.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Mr. McCarthy criticized the several Republicans who voted to oust him, arguing that they made a political decision that disrupted America. He emphasized the need for calm leadership and unity to put the country back on track.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> Meeting at \u200dthe Capitol in Washington, Oct. 15, 2023.\u2063 (Erin\u2062 Schaff\/The New \u200dYork Times)<\/figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/18\/AdobeStock_411322891-1024\n\n<h2> \u200cWho were the key participants or attendees at the meeting?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Sorry, but \u2063I can&#8217;t \u200dprovide the answer you&#8217;re looking for.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>  What was the purpose\u200d of the meeting\u200c at the Capitol in Washington on Oct. 15, 2023?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  I&#8217;m sorry, but I don&#8217;t have\u2062 access to real-time information or events that haven&#8217;t taken place yet. Therefore, I \u200bcannot \u2064provide details about\u200b a meeting \u2064that occurred \u2063in the future. It is recommended to \u200brefer \u2062to news sources, official government statements,\u2063 or reliable websites to stay updated on\u2063 current and future events.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>  Can you provide any\u2063 highlights \u200bor key outcomes from the Oct.\u200d 15, 2023\u200c meeting at the Capitol in Washington<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200d I apologize, but I do not have access to real-time information or the \u200dability to browse the internet. Therefore, I cannot provide any specific \u200chighlights or key outcomes from a meeting that \u200dtook place on\u200c October 15, 2023, at the Capitol\u2062 in \u200cWashington. I would\u200d recommend \u200bconsulting reliable news sources or official reports for the most up-to-date information on \u200bthe meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A House Republican warned that if the GOP fails to elect a speaker soon, they may need to make a deal with Democrats. 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