House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) claimed he has a “long, proven record” of unifying his party that he would bring to the speakership that would be necessary to get the House of Representatives back on track.
Scalise said he has been having a lot of discussions on Capitol Hill since former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was removed from office on Tuesday, and one thing that keeps coming up is returning to business as usual.
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“The problems that we have internally, they don’t go away with the new speaker,” Scalise told Fox News on Friday. The congressman’s communications director confirmed the comments to the Washington Examiner.
“But the real question the members have is how do we get things back on track? And the reason I’ve been able to build such a strong base of support over these last few days that’s been growing is that I’ve got a long, proven record as somebody who knows how …