Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who is vying to become the next Speaker, says he is feeling “very good” about securing enough conservative votes to attain the top leadership post.
“We’ve got amazing feedback and incredible feedback from our colleagues across the country across the spectrum in the Republican conference, we got conservatives to what’s termed the more moderate numbers,” he told host Maria Bartiromo on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.” “We got three committee chairmen for me. I feel very good about that support.”
“And again, I think it boils down to those fundamental questions: Who can unite our conference, who can bring us together so that we can lead for the American people and then who can go tell the country why what we’re doing here, the things we’re working on, the things that matter to them and how it matters to them and how it impacts them and their family,” he continued. “That’s what we’re supposed to do in politics.”
House Republicans this week are planning to choose a new leader since former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was booted from the top spot Tuesday afternoon. McCarthy has said that he will not seek the Speakership again, while two lawmakers —Jordan and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) — announced they will pursue the job.
Jordan, who leads the House Judiciary Committee, has been one of the most vocal supporters of pursuing an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. He has also secured the endorsement of former President Trump — who was also floated by a number of Republicans as a potential nominee for the Speakership.
“There’s already that working together amongst the three key committees: the Ways and Means committees, the Oversight Committee and Judiciary committee and of course the speaker and the speaker staff in the House counsel,” Jordan said. “So that will continue. That’s part of our constitutional duty. Maria, we’re supposed to provide oversight of the federal agencies. And we’ve been doing that we’ve been doing it aggressively. We’ve been doing it in a way that’s consistent with the Constitution.”
Republicans are slated to meet this week to hear from potential contenders for the Speakership,. Several Republicans on Sunday were mum about whether they would throw their support behind Jordan or Scalise.