House Majority Whip Tom Emmer has officially launched his bid for Speaker of the House after floating a run for the gavel with allies and colleagues Friday.
Mr. Emmer, 62, made the announcement in a letter to colleagues Saturday morning. The No. 3 Republican in House leadership joins the crowded race with the advantage of having already won a conference-wide election to become majority whip and with the endorsement of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, California Republican.
Mr. Emmer of Minnesota previously backed Mr. McCarthy during the motion to vacate and threw support behind House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan of Ohio during their respective tenures as conference nominees for the gavel.The fifth-term lawmaker honed in on what House Republicans have been able to accomplish when they have worked as a team despite the razor-thin majority that has consistently caused issues for the GOP-led House.
He touted the GOP’s Secure the Border Act, which the Senate has not taken up since it was passed in May, and “the first Republican-only” National Defense Authorization Act as examples of the fruits of unity produced by the conference this year. He noted that under his watch conservatives picked up seats in the lower chamber in back-to-back elections despite predictions of a Red Wave during the 2022 election cycle, providing a dominant majority in the lower chamber falling flat.
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