<p>House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) was nominated by House Republicans on Wednesday to become the next Speaker of the House.</p>
<p>The final tally for the secret ballot vote was 113 for Scalise and 99 for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) despite Jordan receiving former President Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-endorses-jim-jordan-for-speaker-of-the-house">endorsement</a> last week.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">STEVE SCALISE is the House Republican&#39;s nominee for speaker of the House.</p>
<p>113-99</p>
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<p>The vote was held in a closed-door meeting where no cellphones were allowed.</p>
<p>&#8220;We need to make sure we’re sending a message to people all throughout the world that the House is open and doing the people’s business,&#8221; Scalise said after the vote.</p>
<p>He added that there was &#8220;a lot of important work to do on behalf of people who are struggling not only here in America, but who are concerned all around the world.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;We’re going to provide that vision,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We have a lot of work to do, obviously.&#8221;</p>
<p>To become Speaker of the House, Scalise will need to earn 217 votes which is the threshold for a simple majority assuming all members are present.</p>
<p>Some Republicans did not want to move forward with bringing Scalise forward until they were sure that they had 217 votes within their own party.</p>
<p>Republicans have a narrow lead in the House over the Democrats, 221-212.</p>
<p>&#8220;I think it is foolish to rush this to the floor unless you have 217 votes,&#8221; said Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY). &#8220;It’ll be interesting.&#8221;</p>
<p>The House will <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/the-gop-race-for-house-speaker-begins?intcmp=tw_fnc">reportedly</a> recess on Wednesday afternoon and there are no plans for a vote, however, one could happen.</p>
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