He will need 217 members to back him on the floor if every Democrat votes.
Scalise — who was elected to the House in 2007 — previously served as the chair of the Republican Study Committee before being tapped for leadership in 2014.Multiple Republicans left the vote on Wednesday saying they'll still vote for Jordan, setting up the prospect of Scalise failing to secure the speakership on a first ballot."I'm voting for Jim Jordan on the floor," said Rep. Lauren Boebert .
Multiple GOP sources argued that the Trump endorsement may have helped solidify Scalise's support with moderates.The next speaker will be tasked with attempting to unify a highly-fractured conference with a slim majority, with one of their first challenges expected to be averting a government shutdown.Share on linkedin
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