House Democrats float deal idea to Republicans to end House speaker chaos
Four Democrats from the House of Representatives are hoping to make a deal with the GOP to keep Jim Jordan out of the Speaker's seat.
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The Democrats in the House of Representatives have floated a deal with House GOP members to keep Jim Jordan, the presumptive nominee, out of the Speaker's seat.
The New York Post is reporting that Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), Ed Case (D-Hawaii), Susie Lee (D-Nev.) and Jared Golden (D-Maine) have agreed to grant interim Speaker Patrick Henry (R-NC) "limited powers" to stop the infighting between the parties.
“In light of our nation’s pressing issues, a looming government shutdown, and the attacks on our key ally, Israel, we strongly support an immediate vote to expand the Speaker Pro Tempore’s authorities to all for the consideration of a legislative agenda limited to the most pressing issues,” the four representatives said in their letter.
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“The government cannot continue to be hamstrung — leaving American families, our economy, and national security at risk. We hope you’d agree that we must restart the business of the House of Representatives without delay,” the letter added.
In the letter, the Representatives made clear that the powers would only be granted for 15 days until a permanent Speaker is chosen.
As it stands right now, Jim Jordan does not have enough votes to secure a win for the chair.
The Donald Trump-backed candidate is not well-liked by so-called "establishment Republicans."
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It was clear that Jordan was going to receive the nomination after Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) dropped out of the race.
Jordan was up against Austin Scott (R-Georgia) after Scalise dropped out of the race.
When Scott found out that Jordan was nominated by his party, he congratulated his opponent.
"I highly respect Jim Jordan. He is an asset to the Republican Party and our nominee for Speaker," Scott said in a post on Twitter. "Our conference has spoken, and now we must unite behind Jordan so we can get Congress back to work."
