"GOP Lawmaker Pledges Support for McCarthy as House Speaker Despite Rival Pitches"
TL;DR
Republican Representative Carlos Gimenez of Florida has announced that he will support former Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the House-wide speaker vote, despite pitches from Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan. Gimenez believes that what happened to McCarthy was a "travesty" and will continue to vote for him until McCarthy withdraws his candidacy. This decision could pose a challenge for the GOP, as House Republicans have a slim majority and a candidate for speaker can only afford to lose four votes.
- GOP lawmaker vows to support McCarthy in House-wide speaker vote despite pitches from Scalise, Jordan Fox News
- Republicans Search for Unity on House Speaker Candidate Ahead of Vote The New York Times
- Republicans Are Planning to “Deal With” Matt Gaetz and His Allies The New Republic
- Why Kevin McCarthy can never be a Republican Nancy Pelosi MSNBC
- McCarthy says he would return as Speaker MSNBC
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