Cami Mondeaux is a congressional reporter. She started with the Washington Examiner as a copy editor, later joining the breaking news team and eventually settling on the Congress beat. A Utah native, Cami graduated from Westminster College in Salt Lake City in 2021 and covered state government as a breaking news reporter for KSL News Radio.
Speaker-designate Jim Jordan will continue wrangling several Republican holdouts to support his speakership bid after the Ohio Republican failed to secure the leadership position during a second round of voting on Wednesday, losing the vote by a larger margin than he did the day before.
"The difference between the 20 in January is they wanted something, and the difference now is that the 22 now, it's really a matter of principle," Rep. Steve Womack , a Jordan holdout, said."There's a huge difference because if you're not trying to exact anything, then you gotta ask the question, 'Then what can I do to win over the support?' And so that's a challenge.
But those who oppose Jordan show no sign of budging. In fact, many of them have become more firm in their beliefs amid the pressure campaign Jordan's allies have targeted at the holdouts. Several members have been targeted by conservative influencers online, phone calls to their offices, and text messages to family members.
Jordan has said he won’t drop his bid, noting he would bring the matter back to the floor for a third round of voting. “After two weeks without a Speaker of the House and no clear candidate with 217 votes in the Republican conference, it is time to look at other viable options,” Joyce said in a statement. “By empowering Patrick McHenry as Speaker Pro Tempore we can take care of our ally Israel until a new Speaker is elected.”
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