{"id":2073153,"date":"2023-10-19T14:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T18:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-jordan-to-back-empowering-interim-speaker-patrick-mchenry\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T14:12:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T18:12:11","slug":"jim-jordan-to-back-empowering-interim-speaker-patrick-mchenry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-jordan-to-back-empowering-interim-speaker-patrick-mchenry\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Jordan supports the appointment of Patrick McHenry as the interim speaker."},"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%2Fjim-jordan-to-back-empowering-interim-speaker-patrick-mchenry%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=2073153&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Speaker Pro Tempore Rep. Patrick McHenry\u2062 (R-NC) who\u2062 presides\u2063 over the vote for \u2063Speaker of\u2062 the House in the House of \u200bRepresentatives, speaks with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) inside the House Chamber at the US Capitol in Washington, \u200dDC, on October 18, 2023. US\u2064 lawmakers rejected hard-line conservative \u200bJim \u200dJordan\u2019s bid for speaker of \u2064the House of Representatives in the first round of voting October\u2063 17, 2023, entrenching a stalemate that has \u2063paralyzed Washington for two weeks. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN\/AFP \u2062via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\">James Meyers<\/a><br \/>11:05 AM \u2013 \u200dThursday,\u200d October 19, 2023<\/p>\n<p>In a surprising twist, \u200dRepublican representative Jim Jordan has decided to support a\u200c plan that would \u200dtemporarily empower interim \u200bspeaker Patrick McHenry until \u2062January. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Jordan (R-Ohio.) has canceled the third\u2063 vote \u2064scheduled \u200cfor Thursday,\u200d allowing legislative affairs to resume \u200damidst the challenges of \u200ctwo\u200b wars and \u200ba potential government\u200c shutdown. <\/p>\n<p>This decision comes after Jordan <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/jordan-fails-to-win-house-speaker-in-second-round-more-gop-vote-against-him\/\" target=\"_blank\">failed\u2063 to secure 217 votes<\/a> in the first two rounds. Instead, he fell short with 199 votes on Wednesday and 200 votes on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>However, it remains uncertain\u2064 whether McHenry (R-N.C.) will\u200c receive enough \u2062support from other Republicans to maintain the interim position \u2062until January, as\u2064 several Republicans have expressed their opposition to Jordan&#8217;s recent decision.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the biggest F-U to Republican voters I\u2019ve \u200cever seen,\u201d one conservative Jordan ally, Rep. Jim Banks, (R-Ind.), said as he left \u2064the meeting. \u201cWe need to elect a speaker. We were sent here to elect\u2062 a speaker. \u200cIt\u2019s a cop out.\u200d \u2026 It\u2019s a \u2062big mistake, \u2064and over half the Republicans in\u200d that room\u2063 are against \u200bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If McHenry garners enough\u2063 support, he will be granted the same powers as an elected speaker, \u200bbut only until January 2024. <\/p>\n<p>Sources indicate that Jordan will not withdraw from the race and will remain the GOP&#8217;s Speaker-designee. <\/p>\n<p>David Joyce (R-Ohio.) and other GOP members have been advocating for this move following Jordan&#8217;s unsuccessful \u200dsecond vote for the speakership.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAfter two weeks without a Speaker of the House and\u2063 no clear candidate \u2064with \u2062217 votes in \u200dthe Republican conference, it is time to look at other viable\u2064 options.\u2062 By empowering Patrick McHenry \u2062as Speaker Pro \u200cTempore, we can \u200btake care of our ally Israel\u200d until a new Speaker is elected,\u201d Joyce stated prior to Wednesday&#8217;s vote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>There\u2063 is still division among\u2064 other Republicans regarding whether to grant\u2064 McHenry the role.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cNever\u2063 in the \u200chistory of this institution have we ever appointed a Speaker pro tempore \u200dwith the \u2064full\u200b powers \u200cof \u2064the Speakership\u2064 without having a\u200b duly elected Speaker,\u201d Rep. \u200dChip \u2063Roy (R-Texas) told reporters.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Furthermore, Democrats have expressed openness to\u2062 electing \u2062McHenry but\u2063 have also made it clear that the \u2063GOP needs to approach them for their support.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re looking for ways\u2064 to reopen the\u200c government and get bipartisan bills to the floor. So the ball&#8217;s\u200b in their\u2062 court. This is their civil war. They\u2019re the majority. They have to elect\u2063 the speaker. We hope that \u2063they will come to us now that there have \u2064been two \u2062votes, and Jim Jordan has \u2064been unable to put it together and find that bipartisanship,\u201d \u2063House Minority Whip\u200c Katherine Clark\u200d (D-Mass.) told reporters after leaving a conference meeting.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. 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In a surprising move, \u2062Jordan has decided to support a plan that\u2064 would temporarily empower interim speaker Patrick McHenry until January.<\/p>\n<p>This decision comes after Jordan failed to secure the necessary votes in the first two rounds of voting. With 199 votes on Wednesday\u2064 and 200 votes on Tuesday, Jordan fell \u200bshort of\u200b the 217 votes needed for victory. As a result, he has \u200ccanceled \u2062the \u2064third \u2064scheduled vote, allowing legislative affairs to resume amidst the challenges of\u2062 two wars and a \u2062potential government shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>However, the fate of McHenry&#8217;s interim position \u200bremains uncertain. Several\u2064 Republicans have expressed their opposition to Jordan&#8217;s recent \u2062decision, casting doubt \u200don whether McHenry will receive enough support to maintain the \u200dposition until January.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s the biggest F-U to Republican voters\u2064 I&#8217;ve ever seen,&#8221; said one conservative Jordan ally,\u200b Rep. Jim Banks \u200d(R-Ind.), expressing his disappointment with \u2064the decision. &#8220;We need to elect \u200ca \u200bspeaker. We were sent here to\u2064 elect a speaker. It&#8217;s a cop out&#8230;\u200d It&#8217;s a big mistake,\u2064 and over half the Republicans in that room are against it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If McHenry does garner enough support, he will be granted\u2062 the same powers as an elected speaker, but \u2063only until January 2024. \u2064Despite this possibility, Jordan has stated that he will not withdraw from the race and will remain the GOP&#8217;s Speaker-designee.<\/p>\n<p>Some Republican members, including David Joyce (R-Ohio.), have \u2063advocated for empowering McHenry as Speaker Pro Tempore \u2063following Jordan&#8217;s failed second vote. Joyce believes that\u2063 this move will allow \u2063the \u200dGOP to\u200b take care of their ally, Israel,\u200b until a new Speaker is elected.<\/p>\n<p>However, there is still division among \u2062other Republicans regarding whether McHenry should be granted the role. Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) raised \u2063concerns about appointing a Speaker\u200b Pro Tempore with the full \u200cpowers of the Speakership without having a duly elected Speaker.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Democrats have \u200cexpressed openness to electing McHenry but have made it clear that it\u2064 is up to the GOP to approach them for their support. House \u2063Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) stated,\u200c &#8220;We&#8217;re looking for ways to reopen the\u200d government and get bipartisan bills to the floor.\u2062 So the ball&#8217;s in their court. This\u2064 is\u2063 their civil war. They&#8217;re\u2063 the majority. They have to elect \u2064the speaker. We hope that they will come \u200dto us now that there have been two votes, and\u200b Jim Jordan has been unable to\u2063 put it together \u2064and find that bipartisanship.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As the stalemate continues, the\u2063 role of Speaker of the House remains\u2064 vacant, and the challenges facing the government continue\u2063 to \u2064persist. The coming weeks will be crucial in determining the path forward and resolving\u200d the impasse in Washington.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US lawmakers rejected Rep. Jim Jordan&#8217;s bid for speaker of the House. Speaker Pro Tempore Rep. 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