LaMalfa supports Jordan, who loses second House speaker bid
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Republican Rep. Jim Jordan failed again Wednesday to garner enough votes to become House speaker, but not before receiving support from Rep. Doug LaMalfa, who represents much of the North State, including Shasta and Siskiyou Counties.
Next steps were highly uncertain as angry, frustrated Republicans looked at other options. A bipartisan group of lawmakers floated a plan to give the interim speaker-pro-tempore, Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., more power to reopen the immobilized House and temporarily conduct routine business, the Associated Press said.
LaMalfa said he voted for Jordan because wanted the House to past internal politics and to get back to work.
"Jim Jordan is a solid conservative and has the clear support of the House majority. While I remain deeply unhappy with the eight renegade members that joined with democrats to remove Speaker McCarthy, it is important that we get back to work," LaMalfa said in an email.
"In just a few short weeks we are facing another government shutdown. For the last two weeks we have spent too much time on self-destructive internal politics rather than debating and passing individual appropriations bills, tightening up our border, and possible aid for Israel," he said.
What was clear was that Jordan's path to become House speaker was almost certainly lost. He was opposed by 22 Republicans, two more than he lost in first round voting the day before, according to the Associated Press.
― the Associated Press contributed to this story
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