U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly introduced a resolution on Monday to allow for a vote to expand the powers of U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry s temporary speaker and delay the much-awaited vote for Jim Jordan.
Hours before the slated vote to elect U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan as Speaker of the House, one Pennsylvania congressman is proposing legislation to push the pause button on the high-pressure vote.of U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry as temporary speaker and delay the much-awaited vote on a permanent leader of the chamber. The resolution would expand McHenry’s powers until Nov. 17 — the deadline for Congress to fund the government and avoid a shutdown, or until a new speaker is elected.
Jordan came up short in a Speaker vote last week but his allies have mounted a pressure campaign to sway enough Republicans to their side after a failed bid to elect Scalise. GOP support for Jordan appears to be mounting. Four Pennsylvania Republicans have indicated they are behind Jordan:, a leader in the Freedom Caucus that Jordan founded; Rep. Glenn Thompson, ; Rep. Lloyd Smucker ; and Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, .
All eight Republican representatives from Pennsylvania’s delegation voted against ousting Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker earlier this month.
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