Rep. Jim Jordan failed to receive a majority vote by the GOP-led House for a second time, with some Republicans voting against his speaker nomination. https://shorturl.at/kvBEJ
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The House remains frozen after lawmakers again failed to elect a new speaker, with no clear resolution in sight.
Republicans nominated Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, for the speakership Tuesday on the House floor, but the Ohio Republican failed to garner the near-unanimous support – 217 votes – he needed to become speaker. And the scene played out again Wednesday, as Jordan failed a second floor vote with holdouts standing their ground.
Twenty-two GOP lawmakers voted against Jordan’s speakership on Wednesday, an increase from the 20 that opposed him Tuesday.
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