The U.S. #House will make a change in its schedule to consider legislation that supports #Israel and holds #Iran accountable, House Majority Leader Steve #Scalise said.
It was unclear whether Scalise was referring to a stand-alone bill to aid Israel, or the $95 billion supplemental spending bill that includes $14 billion for Israel, in addition to $60 billion for #Ukraine, support for #Taiwan and billions of dollars in humanitarian assistance.
The #Jan6#insurrection …seemed to mark a new peak in #extremist intimidation targeting public ofcls. But it was hardly the only act of #PoliticalViolence to break the period of relative stability that followed the assassinations of the 1960s.
There was the 2017 shooting of US Rep Steve #Scalise & colleagues by a #Trump detractor. There was the hammer attack on US Rep Nancy #Pelosi’s husband by a #RightWing#conspiracy theorist who sought the then House speaker in her home. Then there were #threats by #RepublicanExtremists against #Republican members of Congress for refusing to support their preferred candidate for speaker. These acts grabbed headlines & spurred increases in #security for federal ofcls.
When I heard that #Scalise had multiple myeloma—which my dad died of—I wondered if he'd get stem cell treatment despite having voted & campaigned against stem cell therapy. My dad was too old for this option. Lucky for Scalise, hypocrisy is no barrier
Jake Sherman: STEVE SCALISE will be out of DC until Feb…getting a stem-cell transplant.
House GOP has 220-seat majority. Bill Johnson is out Jan. 21. After that, w Scalise out, GOP will have a bare bones 218-seat majority
"Republicans weigh Jim #GymJordan after Steve #Scalise quits. Discover Jordan weighs more than expected. Close inspection uncovers 24kt gold hidden in the soles of his shoes, a solid-gold 'extra' cell phone, and slim gold bars tucked into his pockets. Asked to explain, Jordan grins and says, "You forgot to check my tie."
U.S. "House Republicans are leaderless and rudderless as they go back to the drawing board to sketch a path out of the mess they’ve gotten themselves into."
The Hill reports on the fallout after Majority Leader Steve Scalise dropped out of the Speaker's race: https://flip.it/5OqX7B
A Speaker #Scalise or #Jordan would face the same sword of Damocles that brought down #McCarthy: the motion to vacate and its one-member threshold that triggers a vote on dethroning the #speaker
Ultimately, the personnel details matter less than the mechanics A Speaker Scalise or Jordan or Trump would face the same sword of Damocles that brought down McCarthy: the motion to vacate and its one-member threshold that triggers
Scalise zieht Kandidatur für Vorsitz im US-Repräsentantenhaus zurück
Der Republikaner Scalise wollte Sprecher des US-Repräsentantenhauses werden, doch jetzt zieht er sich zurück. Der Grund: Bei einer Abstimmung hätte er nicht die nötige Mehrheit erhalten. Das Chaos im Kongress geht damit weiter.
The Louisiana #Republican, who serves as the House majority leader, announced at a conference meeting Thurs evening that he was pulling out of the battle to become #speaker.
“There’s still work to be done,” Rep. Steve #Scalise said Thurs after announcing he had withdrawn from the #speaker’s race. “Our conference still has to come together & it is not there. There are still some people that have their own agendas.” Scalise said he urged his #GOP colleagues to “put their agendas on the side.” “This country is counting on us to come back together. This #House of Representatives needs a speaker & we need to open up…again. But clearly, …schisms… have to get resolved.”
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“Nobody’s going to use me as an excuse to hold back our ability to get the #House opened again,” #Scalise said.
Asked whether he’d endorsed #JimJordan for #speaker, Scalise said he had “cut no deals w/ anybody.”
“I am sure there will be a lot of people that look at [running], but it’s got to be people that aren’t doing it for themselves & their own personal interests,” he said.
(good luck finding that in your conference)
#HouseRepublicans aren’t talking in the halls outside the room in the basement of the Capitol where they’re meeting, for the most part. But they are clashing on #X, aka #Twitter.
After Rep Steve #Scalise withdrew, Rep Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) suggested 4 alternatives, including #GymJordan.
House Majority Leader Steve #Scalise (R-La.) on Thursday dropped out of the race for Speaker, just one day after he won the Republican nomination for the role.
The way forward for the House GOP continues to be murky.
He still doesn't have the votes: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise might have won the House GOP’s nomination to serve as speaker. But a growing number of members say he doesn’t have the 217 votes he needs to win the gavel on the floor — and some are casting serious doubt on whether he can ever get there.
‘No Closer to Picking a Speaker’: House a ‘Complete and Utter Mess’ as Republicans Trash Each Other
House Republicans “joke Jesus couldn’t get the 217 votes to be their speaker,” CNN’s Lauren Fox reports. “The amount of shrug emojis I’ve gotten from sources when asking what happens next? Too many to count.”
Scalise appears unable to grow his tiny majority by any significant means. CNN’s Manu Raju calls Scalise’s prospects “very very grim.”
The U.S. House of Representatives has been without a Speaker for a week, and GOP lawmakers are anxious that there won’t be another any time soon. Rep. Steve Scalise (R.-La.) clinched the Republican nomination yesterday, but has been unable to sway enough holdouts to be elected on the floor, where he can only lose four GOP votes. “I don’t know who can get there,” Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) says.
Honestly, before Dems help, I want #Republicans to confess publicly that for the last 3 Republican Speakers before McCarthy, Pelosi was doing the counting for the boys.
Then MAYBE Dems will think about helping.
Sahil Kapur:
🔥🔥 Rep. Mike Rogers leaves meeting unhappy, says 8 Repub “traitors” (he used the word 4x) have “paralyzed” the House by removing McCarthy. He tells me #Scalise has the same problems & GOP may NEVER get 217 votes for a #Speaker. He says Dems must help.
I mean, sure, it would be better for the country if there were a grownup at Speaker and better still if the #GOP was not filled with batshit insane crazy people.
But if the producers in this Realty TV Show keep scripting as well as this, I'll stick around for a week or so.
Rachel Scott:
#McCarthy just told us it’s a “big hill” for #Scalise to get the support —
“He told a lot of people he would be at 150 and he wasn’t there.”
The Two Candidates for House Speaker Are Even Worse Than #McCarthy
Only two candidates, Representatives #Scalise of Louisiana and #Jordan of Ohio, are officially running for speaker. both are trying to appeal to the party’s worst instincts — making it clear they would perpetuate the chaos that was unleashed during the reign of Kevin McCarthy, who was overthrown by a group of far-right rebels on Oct. 3. In several ways, Mr. Scalise and Mr. Jordan would probably be worse
Scalise Withdraws as Speaker Candidate, Leaving G.O.P. in Chaos (www.nytimes.com)
The No. 2 Republican had worked to win over holdouts but could not find a path to uniting his fractious party.