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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 House adjourned for a brief recess on Wednesday, delaying a vote to elect a new House speaker until Republicans can secure enough support for Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), who was chosen as the party’s nominee during a closed-door meeting earlier in the afternoon.
Multiple lawmakers refused to honor their party’s internal selection of Steve Scalise, continuing the chaos over the speakership with no end in sight.
U.S. House Republicans from Texas are split on who to back for speaker
After a single Republican member of Congress instigated Kevin McCarthy’s removal as House speaker, a handful of Texas Republicans are trying to make it impossible to happen again.