Key takeaways:
- Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, said a deal with Democrats may be necessary to choose a new House speaker if Republicans are unable to elect someone on their own.
- At least 10 to 20 Republican members oppose Rep. Jim Jordan’s nomination for speaker.
- Turner said he is open to working with Democrats to find a “mutually acceptable speaker.”
Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that a deal with Democrats may be necessary to choose a new House speaker if Republicans are unable to elect someone on their own. Turner said he would “prefer there to be a Republican solution” and believes Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, would be an “excellent speaker,” but that Republicans may need to reach across the aisle to make it happen.
Jordan’s confidants remain optimistic that he can get to the necessary 217 votes Tuesday, when the House is scheduled to bring a vote to the floor, but several sources familiar with the deliberations say he faces an uphill climb, with at least 10 to 20 Republican members who oppose his nomination.
“At least 10 to 20,” one of the House Republicans told CBS News on Sunday, while another added that Jordan’s support has grown incrementally in recent days but remains soft.
Turner said that while he hopes a Republican solution can be found, he is open to working with Democrats to find a “mutually acceptable speaker.” He said that it is important for the House to come together and find a solution that works for everyone.
The House is scheduled to vote on a new speaker Tuesday, and it remains to be seen whether Republicans will be able to unite behind a single candidate or if they will need to reach across the aisle to find a compromise.
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