Jordan remained 18 votes away from becoming House speaker during a vote Wednesday. Meanwhile, activists in Texas are pressuring Republicans to fall in line behind Jordan’s effort.
U.S. Reps. J.K. "Jake" Ellzey, R-Waxahachie, Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio, and Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth joined other Republicans to again block Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan from the speaker's gavel.WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan failed to woo any of his detractors in the Texas delegation in his bid to become House Speaker on Wednesday, despite efforts in the state to push for their support.
The vote continues a strained drama that has left the House leaderless for over two weeks. On Tuesday, Jordan failed for the first time to receive enough votes to secure the gavel the day when 20 Republicans threw out a host of other names. All of Texas’ Democrats voted for Jeffries in both votes. Gonzales’ office did not respond to a request for comment. Ellzey declined to comment until"this thing's over."
“We can't play political games with this anymore. We have a world on fire,” Austin Rep. Michael McCaul, who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said Monday. “Our enemies are emboldened by this. … Chairman Xi always says democracy doesn't work. I don't want to prove him right.” Still, that has its own power, with Jordan’s position within the far right allowing him a greater platform to negotiate with the wing of the party that has often stopped the House’s actions.
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