Republicans are struggling to find a candidate for Speaker of the US House of Representatives

American Republicans are having trouble finding a worthy candidate for the post of Speaker of the US House of Representatives. Their task became especially difficult after the leading Republican Congressman, Stephen Scalise, withdrew from further participation in the race.

This was reported by Reuters.

This decision by the politician was caused by the fact that he failed to achieve the support of the minimum number of members of the House of Representatives required to obtain the position of speaker. For this to happen, Scalise had to receive at least 217 votes in his favor (50%+1). At the moment, the lower house of the US Congress consists of 221 Republicans and 212 Democrats.

Scalise had been elected Republican majority leader just a day earlier, but failed to secure his support.

At the moment, Patrick McHenry has been temporarily serving as limited speaker for the last nine days. It is possible that he will fully occupy this position, at least for a short period. If congressmen support this candidate, under his leadership the House of Representatives could make decisions on budget spending and assistance to other countries, including Israel and Ukraine.

And until the Republicans agree among themselves, the US Congress cannot pass such bills, nor can it approve government spending. It should be noted that without this, the allocation of funds for budget financing will be stopped on November 17.

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[Vladimir Vladimirovich Vorontsov]

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A Republican congressman proposed Trump's candidacy for speaker House of Representatives
October 4, 2023 —

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[alystan]

If you ask such a question, then you probably know the answer?

[Amateur]

I propose my candidacy. Non-party pensioner. English is technical only. I have not participated in American showdowns, I do not participate and I do not intend to participate. I agree to 3/4 of the speaker’s current salary. Oh yes, I completely forgot. Morally stable.

[knn54]

Victor, I think they have enough of their own “Amateurs”.
McHenry is not elected and therefore has no legislative powers. His function is to oversee the election of a new Speaker.

[Amateur]

Victor, I think they have enough of their own “Amateurs”.

I strongly disagree. If there were enough, they would have chosen long ago. But they couldn't!

[Kotofeich]

Forgot to add:
- married,
- had no discrediting connections,
- merciless to enemies... yes, to all enemies

[alystan]

I propose my candidacy. Non-party pensioner. English is technical only.

1. Ignorance of English is not a problem. The vice-president over there has no foot in politics at all.
2. Age is also not a barrier. There, 90-year-olds sit in both houses of parliament.
3. The main problem is that you must first become a deputy, at least.

And we will support you, if anything happens. It was not for nothing that Vysotsky advised against filling vacant positions in the world.

[Amateur]

you need to become a deputy first

No, I don’t want to become a deputy. There's bad company there. Mironov alone is worth something, not to mention Slutsky. It’s better to remain silent about EP altogether.
And they have congressmen there. But I don’t want to become a congressman either. They cannot choose each other among the congressmen. They need a neutral person.

[alystan]

So I’m not talking about the State Duma. I'm talking about the American Congress. More precisely, about the deputy mandate from the Republican Party. But even there the contingent is no better than the State Duma.
But if you don’t want to become a deputy, then you will have to forget about the place of the local speaker.

[Amateur]

But if you don’t want to become a deputy, then you will have to forget about the place of the local speaker.

Well, Trump is not a deputy either, but he was offered it and is still thinking about it. but as long as he thinks, I agree.

[rotmistr60]

Republicans are having trouble finding a worthy candidate for the post of Speaker of the US House of Representatives

Have you tried it on Avito? Advertising says that you can find whatever your heart desires.

[Uprun]

The topic of gender is not covered, and this is very important when choosing “friend or foe”.

[Uncle lee]

Quote: rotmistr60

Have you tried it on Avito?

I asked, it’s not there... It’s on Aliexpress, inexpensive!

[Thrifty]

They need a deaf-mute person there who can only raise one hand or another when given a blue signal in order to imitate voting on one issue or another. Moral stability and the presence of a foreign passport (read Israeli) are not essential, for now