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Jim Jordan loses 3rd vote for House speaker; GOP opposition grows to 25 reps (www.usatoday.com)

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Round 1: 200 votes for Jordan

Round 2: 199 votes for Jordan

Round 3: 194 votes for Jordan

Additional detractors this round:

Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA): Jordan round 2, McHenry round 3

Tom Kean Jr. (R-NY): Jordan round 2, McCarthy round 3

Marc Molinaro (R-NY): Jordan round 2, Zeldin round 3

Other GOP changes:

Wesley Hunt (R-TX): Jordan round 2, absent round 3

Derrick Van Orden (R-WI): Jordan round 2, absent round 3

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[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Won't the government be shutting down in like 3 weeks if they don't choose a speaker?

[–] xenoclast@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

They could keep going. I don't think anyone involved in this farce knows or cares what happens to other people unless it directly benefits their wealth and power