Republican speaker candidates flush with fossil fuel cash
The eight lawmakers seeking the gavel have also collected significant contributions from mining, agriculture and automotive interests.
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The eight lawmakers seeking the gavel have also collected significant contributions from mining, agriculture and automotive interests.
Republicans start the process again for the third time since early October to find a speaker who can win 98% — 217 — of their 221 House members.
The high-stakes race for House speaker enters a new phase this week, with a slate of new candidates vying for the gavel.
Rep. Tom Emmer, the new speaker designee, now must convince the vast majority of about 20 Republican holdouts to support him on the House floor.
The Minnesota representative won a majority of votes in a closed-door meeting of Republicans. He will be the third candidate to try to win over broad support from a fractured party in a vote before the full House.