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And we need to move forward with this place today, and get our work done.” So I’m voting for Jim Jordan because he’s a good guy. “I was for Kevin McCarthy the whole time and I thought the process has been terrible, what has happened to him and the things that he’s been held up for. “I’m not against him,” LaMalfa said of Jordan. Doug LaMalfa of California, a longtime McCarthy ally who voted for McCarthy on the first ballot, told reporters he will vote for Jordan on the second ballot. On the next vote, at least one of Jordan’s opponents said he would flip: GOP Rep.

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The extended impasse has intensified conversations among rank-and-file Republicans and Democrats about empowering a speaker pro tempore if Jordan fails again on the second ballot, though significant hurdles remain for such a move. Until the House selects a speaker, the chamber is in a paralysis, unable to consider legislation, such as passing additional military aid to Israel or government funding – with the threat of a shutdown now one month away thanks to McCarthy’s six-week stopgap spending deal that prompted the move against him. Jordan and his allies felt they had made significant headway over the past several days, with the Ohio Republican pitching skeptical lawmakers one on one – and his allies outside Congress attacking the holdouts and threatening political consequences if they stand against a favorite of the Trump-aligned GOP base. Jordan hasn’t signaled how long he plans to take his push to become speaker. In January, 19 Republicans initially voted against McCarthy for speaker, before he eventually won a majority and the gavel after 15 votes. But several Jordan opponents said they would not be swayed – and GOP sources say the opposition could grow because some members only committed to backing him on the first ballot. Several Jordan holdouts expressed openness to switching their votes, and one said he would support the Ohio Republican on the next ballot. A Scalise spokeswoman said he has been supportive of Jordan throughout the process. Before the first vote, Jordan asked the majority leader to give him a nominating speech on the floor, and a source told CNN Scalise wouldn’t commit to doing so. One of Jordan’s meetings was with Scalise. Jim Jordan, the face of key GOP investigations, seeks the speaker's gavel - again (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/FILE

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During 118th Congress's first day of business since electing a Speaker of the House, the House held a series of votes on a rules package with parameters for the House of Representatives. Capitol Building on Januin Washington, DC. Jim Jordan (R-OH) speaks during an on-camera interview near the House Chambers during a series of votes in the U.S. “I had great conversations, great discussions with our colleagues.” We’re going to keep going,” Jordan said Tuesday afternoon. The House’s slim margin is what led to McCarthy’s removal at the hands of a band of eight GOP rebels – and now a similarly sized group of House Republicans could block Jordan’s ascension, too.Īfter the first vote, the House recessed and Jordan shuffled between the speaker’s office and the majority whip’s office holding meetings, before Jordan said the next vote would be on Wednesday. Jordan can only afford to lose four GOP votes. Seven members of the House Appropriations Committee – which has fought Jordan’s opposition to spending bills for years – voted against Jordan. There are centrist Republicans concerned that the face of the House GOP would be a conservative hardliner, as well as lawmakers still furious at the small group of Republicans who forced out McCarthy and then opposed the speaker nomination of Scalise, who initially defeated Jordan inside the GOP conference, 113 to 99. Jordan’s opponents come from several factions. The anti-Jordan contingent cast six votes for McCarthy, seven votes for Majority Leader Steve Scalise and three for former New York GOP Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado and a quartet of New York Republicans in purple districts. The 20 Republicans who voted against Jordan include House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger of Texas, Rep. The level of GOP opposition to Jordan during Tuesday’s speaker’s vote – held exactly two weeks after the House ousted Kevin McCarthy – was a disappointment for Jordan’s allies who had expressed hopes that the number of holdouts would only be in the single digits. ET Wednesday, where the Ohio Republican and his allies hope to see his support increase even in the face of entrenched opposition. Jordan has scheduled another vote for speaker for 11 a.m. Jim Jordan called off a second speaker’s vote Tuesday evening while he scrambled behind the scenes to try to win over 20 Republicans who voted against him earlier in the day.

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