Congress Urgently Looks to Appoint House Speaker Amid Israel War

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The House of Representatives. Lack of an elected speaker leaves it in unclear legal territory about what it can do to support Israel. Some Republican lawmakers including Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Michael mccaul are calling for a quicker timeline to elect a speaker for national security reasons. Mccaul told CNN having a speaker is so the House can vote on additional aid for Israel House majority leader, Steve Scalise and Ohio congressman, Jim Jordan have both announced their candidacies for the role of Speaker House Republicans are scheduled to hold an internal election on Wednesday. But the timeline for speaker vote on the house floor remains unclear.