As President-elect Donald Trump meets with lame-duck Joe Biden on Wednesday, Republicans in the Congress meet behind closed doors to elect their Trump-era leadership.
The four prospective congressional leaders will pitch themselves to the House Republican Conference Wednesday morning with a vote expected later in the afternoon.
“…contests are expected for the No. 5 and No. 6 House GOP leadership roles. Three House Republicans have confirmed they are running for House GOP conference chair: Reps. Erin Houchin, R-Ind., Kat Cammack, R-Fla., and Lisa McClain, R-Mich.,” Fox News said Wednesday. “Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is not running for the role again after she was tapped to be ambassador to the United Nations in the new Trump administration. Two Republicans are also vying for the role of House GOP policy committee chair: Republican Study Committee Chair Kevin Hern, R-Okla., is challenging current Policy Committee Chair Gary Palmer, R-Ala..”
Some seats are not expected to change, however.
“Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., and Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., are all running for their current roles again with no stated challengers as of Tuesday afternoon,” Fox News said Wednesday.
While the new Republican majority votes for leadership positions Wednesday, the seat of the Speaker of the House will go to a House-wide vote in January.
Republicans are likely to maintain a slim majority in Congress, making each of their legislative decisions all the more pivotal.
“While the final numbers are still up in the air, Republicans are widely expected to keep the majority by just single digits,” Fox News said Wednesday.
The slim majority also makes the selection of Speaker more competitive.
“It means Johnson can afford precious little dissent to win the gavel again and avoid a scenario like the infamous 15-round vote for House speaker that ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., endured in early 2022,” Fox News said Wednesday.
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