House speaker vote expected Tuesday as Jordan lobbies GOP holdouts
by Emily Jacobs, Congressional Reporter
October 15, 2023 04:01 PM
A notice sent out by House Majority Whip Tom Emmer's (R-MN) office told House Republicans to expect the first floor votes of the week on Tuesday, Oct. 17.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and his allies have been pushing for the Tuesday floor vote to give the GOP speaker nominee time to meet with holdouts on Monday. A separate notice sent out by House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) on Sunday afternoon told members to expect a floor vote on the next speaker on Tuesday at 12 p.m.
The House has gone 11 days without an official speaker after Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) introduced a motion to vacate that ousted former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). The move marked the first time a speaker was removed from their post in the middle of their tenure.
The House voted in a secret ballot on Friday to make Jordan the GOP's speaker-designee after House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) dropped out of consideration for the position.
Jordan won the nomination in a 124-81 vote, a far cry from the 217 needed to secure the speaker’s gavel. Jordan upped his numbers in a second vote, 152-55.
A source familiar with the matter tells the Washington Examiner that Jordan is intent on putting members on the record after spending the weekend working to convince those opposing him to reconsider.
In the meantime, House Democrats are preparing to engage in more formal discussions with their GOP counterparts on a possible bipartisan solution.
“There are informal conversations that have been underway,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) told NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday. “When we get back to Washington tomorrow, it’s important to begin to formalize those discussions.”
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