Wed Oct 11, 2023 – 2:46 pm EDT
WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) — House Republicans voted 113-99 on Wednesday to make House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana their nominee to be the next Speaker of the House instead of House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan of Ohio, with a final floor vote of the full chamber still to come.
Last week, eight Republicans led by Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida voted with Democrats to oust the previous GOP speaker, Kevin McCarthy of California, in a surprisingly sudden revolt that primarily cited discontent with his performance in budget negotiations, but did not have a specific replacement in mind.
Roll Call reports that a majority of House Republicans are backing Scalise, a largely conventional Republican who is pro-life but has also not used his previous leadership positions to hold the line for conservatism in internal party disputes; last year, he reportedly gave House Republicans his blessing to vote however they wanted on a Democrat bill to codify same-sex “marriage” nationwide.
In 2017, Scalise was shot by a leftist radical who opened fire on a practice session for a congressional baseball game. His grievous injuries required intensive treatment and
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