After losing the House GOP’s speakership nod to Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) vowed to support Scalise on the floor and encourage his supporters to do the same, according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation.

Jordan’s pledge to help Scalise — which included an offer to deliver a nominating speech on his behalf — comes as multiple House Republicans who didn’t support Scalise initially have suggested they will continue to opposehim on the House floor. That impasse is further blocking Republicans from taking their speaker-elect to the floor for a full vote, where Scalise can only afford to lose four votes from his own side given Democratic unity.

Among those anti-Scalise members are Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.).

Related posts:

Democrats plow ahead with a party-line Covid relief package Cruz delays vote on U.N. nominee Thomas-Greenfield as impeachment trial looms ‘Politics isn’t about the weird worship of one dude’: Sasse shoots down Nebraska censure motion ‘The Democratic version of John McCain’ The power of 10: Inside the ‘unlikely partnership’ that sealed an infrastructure win House Dem moderates lay out battle lines as Pelosi stands firm Dems trip over their own sky-high expectations GOP senator: Dems need to worry about voting rights in their home states Grassley privately investigating Garcetti, wants nomination held McConnell’s $1.5B phone call: How Congress supercharged its Ukraine aid deal Lawmakers fret over another holiday punt on government funding ‘Not a tech-savvy group’: Cruz discredits congress on AI