House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, a Republican from Minnesota, speaks to members of the media following a House Republican caucus assembly on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023.
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Republican lawmakers on Tuesday will vote to select their nominee for speaker of the House of Representatives, the third time they’ve met to select a candidate after the earlier two nominees failed to safe sufficient votes.
The House GOP will maintain an closed-door vote at 9 a.m. ET. Interim Speaker Patrick McHenry has stated the nominee might face a vote earlier than the House as quickly as Tuesday. Originally, there have been 9 candidates, however Rep. Gary Palmer of Alabama dropped out Tuesday morning, and Rep. Dan Meuser of Pennsylvania left the race Monday night.
It is unclear if any of the candidates can safe the 217 Republican votes needed on the House flooring. The nominee can solely afford to lose 4 GOP votes, as Democrats have lined up in lockstep behind their nominee, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York..
GOP House speaker candidates
- Rep. Jack Bergman of Michigan
- Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida
- Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota
- Rep. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma
- Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana
- Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia
- Rep. Pete Sessions of Texas
The House has been leaderless for three weeks now, which has left Congress paralyzed and unable to transfer ahead with spending laws as Nov. 17 deadline looms to keep away from a authorities shutdown. Congress can be unable to reply to President Joe Biden’s name for emergency safety help for Israel and Ukraine till the House elects a speaker.
Rep. Tom Emmer, the Republican majority whip, has the backing for former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
“He units himself head and shoulders above all these others who need to run,” McCarthy stated of Emmer in an interview with NBC News on Sunday. “We want to get him elected this week and transfer on and produce this not simply celebration collectively however concentrate on what this nation wants most.”
Emmer additionally spoke by cellphone with former Donald Trump on Monday, although the former president has not endorsed the majority whip.
“I’m type of attempting to keep out of that as a lot as potential, however they’re going to get it straightened out,” Trump informed reporters on Monday.
Only two of the seven candidates, Emmer and Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia, voted to certify President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio was pressured to abandon his bid on Friday after his nomination failed in three separate votes. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, the authentic nominee, had to abandon his bid earlier than even dealing with the House flooring after it turned clear he didn’t have the votes.
The House management disaster was triggered by a faction of eight Republicans, led by Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, who ousted McCarthy in a traditionally unprecedented no-confidence vote. Democrats refused to save McCarthy’s speakership, main to the California Republican’s downfall.
–CNBC’s Emily Wilkins contributed to this report.