He joins Rep Jim Jordan’s annoucenment for the spot…
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) formally threw his hat into the ring to replace ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), pushing the need for unity in a letter to colleagues.
“Our strength as a Conference comes from our unity, and we have seen when we unite as a Conference, we can deliver wins for the American people. Now we need to take those unified positions and work to extract conservative wins from the Democrat Senate and White House by leveraging upcoming deadlines,” he wrote.
“While we need to be realistic about what can be achieved, if we stay united, we can preserve leverage for the House to secure tangible wins in our impending policy fights.”
Scalise nodded to the dysfunction in the House after eight GOP members backed Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-Fla.) move to push McCarthy from his role….
Scalise Update…..
With the House speakership hanging in limbo after Kevin McCarthy’s ouster Monday evening, allies of the former speaker say House Majority Leader Steve Scalise currently has the clearest path to the speakership as he continues to gauge support for his newly announced bid.
But the race is early, and there is widespread concern among different House GOP factions about his health, House GOP sources tell National Review, with a host of House Republican sources cautioning that Scalise’s blood cancer diagnosis is causing many McCarthy allies to keep their powder dry, even if his health issues aren’t necessarily disqualifying.
Scalise, who also previously served as House GOP Whip, said in a Dear Colleague letter that he is running for speaker to “mend the deep wounds that exist within our Conference.”
In addition to his cancer diagnosis, Scalise was injured in a shooting at the Congressional baseball practice in 2017. He underwent several surgeries in the aftermath to address injuries sustained in the attack.
But those close to him are playing down concerns about his health…..
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This guy once described himself as “David Duke without the baggage “
Yeah and he’s the moderate in the race!
Then again compared to that crazy Jim Jordan ?Almost anyone would be considered a “moderate.”