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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, selected by his party to be House speaker, can only afford to lose four Republican votes in the House floor election.
The two Texas holdouts, combined with a handful of other members who have vowed to vote against Rep. Steve Scalise, could delay the selection of the next House speaker.
The vote of the Republican Conference only intensified the political crisis in Washington, as it appears the House of Representatives will be deadlocked for days, if not weeks, in selecting another presiding officer.
A majority of Republicans picked Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise as their nominee to be House Speaker behind closed doors on Wednesday.
The two Texas holdouts, combined with a handful of others who have vowed to vote against Rep. Steve Scalise, could delay the selection of the next House speaker.