Steve Scalise is the GOP’s next pick for speaker
Steve Scalise is the GOP’s next pick for speaker
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is the GOP’s next pick for speaker.
The Louisiana Republican defeated Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) in a secret-ballot vote on Wednesday, securing a simple majority of the GOP conference.
His bigger hurdle still lies ahead: Scalise must win near-unanimous support on the House floor. He must win 217 votes, losing no more than four of his own Republican members.
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