Just hours after Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan announced his bid for the speakership, Louisiana Rep and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise says he’s throwing his hat into the ring as well.
From Politico:
The Louisiana Republican has spent years courting conservatives, but he’ll now have to compete with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) for that wing of support, with Jordan making his bid for the gavel official just hours earlier. It’s unclear if either could earn backing from GOP centrists, a necessary faction given Republicans’ slim majority and unanimous Democratic opposition.
“While we need to be realistic about what can be achieved, if we stay united, we can preserve leverage for the House to secure tangible wins in our impending policy fights. The task before us is not without its challenges, but I believe in this Conference and our ability to come together and achieve great things,” he said in a letter to his GOP colleagues.
Read the letter below:
It is with a strong sense of responsibility and purpose that I seek the House Republican Conference’s nomination for Speaker of the House.
Read my letter to my colleagues: pic.twitter.com/G6YDd2SjCD
— Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) October 4, 2023
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