Austin Scott runs again for speaker
Relatively unknown but ambitious, Georgia Rep. Austin Scott launched his second campaign in a week for House speaker with a call for Republican unity. Kevin McCarthy was ousted as speaker three weeks ago and House Republicans hope to select a nominee from nine aspirants this week.
Austin Scott’s brief bid for speaker spotlights futility of rural leaders
Georgia Rep. Austin Scott, a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, was shunted aside by fellow Republicans in his one-day bid to become speaker of the House. Scott, a mainstream conservative, said he would support Rep. Jim Jordan, who won the GOP nomination on a 121-81 vote, when the House votes this week on a successor to Kevin McCarthy.
Ag, energy, defense are familiar to likely new House speaker
Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a fifth-term lawmaker and the favorite to become the next speaker of the House, represents the southern San Joaquin Valley and southern Sierra Nevada. Agriculture, energy and defense are the three major industries of this slice of California's Central Valley, says a description by McCarthy's office of his district.
Boehner mocks House GOP for immigration inaction
Speaker John Boehner faulted his fellow House Republicans as unwilling to act on immigration reform during a speech to a service club in his Ohio district, says the Cincinnati Enquirer.