However, his journey to becoming speaker is far from over. Scalise now faces the challenge of gaining support from a majority of House members, requiring 217 votes without losing more than 4 Republican votes.

In an interesting turn of events, House Republicans rejected an internal rules change that aimed to ensure the speaker nominee had the necessary support to succeed on the floor.

This decision was made with a 135-88 vote to table a proposal from Rep. Chip Roy, which suggested that 217 of the 221 House Republicans should agree on their next leader before proceeding with the speakership vote. This move comes as Democrats continue to stand united in support of Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

According to Politico, the vote on Roy's proposal served as a test of support for Scalise. Following Kevin McCarthy's difficult journey to the speakership in January, Republicans began discussing the idea of changing internal rules to guarantee a stronger backing for their candidate.

Proponents of the new standards argued that such changes could have prevented previous failures to unite behind a House leader.

However, his journey to becoming speaker is far from over. Scalise now faces the challenge of gaining support from a majority of House members, requiring 217 votes without losing more than 4 Republican votes.
In an interesting turn of events, House Republicans rejected an internal rules change that aimed to ensure the speaker nominee had the necessary support to succeed on the floor.
This decision was made with a 135-88 vote to table a proposal from Rep. Chip Roy, which suggested that 217 of the 221 House Republicans should agree on their next leader before proceeding with the speakership vote. This move comes as Democrats continue to stand united in support of Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
According to Politico, the vote on Roy's proposal served as a test of support for Scalise. Following Kevin McCarthy's difficult journey to the speakership in January, Republicans began discussing the idea of changing internal rules to guarantee a stronger backing for their candidate.
Proponents of the new standards argued that such changes could have prevented previous failures to unite behind a House leader.

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