Republicans appoint Scalise as US House speaker - Last hour

2023-10-11T17:44:55.874Z

Highlights: Republicans appoint Scalise as US House speaker - Last hour. Scalise will now have to be voted on in the chamber and needs 217 votes to win the role. He was nominated with 113 votes in favor and 99 against. (ANSA). Scalise was nominated by 113 votes to 99. He will be the next speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives if he is approved by the House of Representative. He is the son of former Louisiana congressman Steve Scalise, who died in a car crash last year.

Republicans have nominated Italian-American Steve Scalise as the next speaker of the U.S. House. Scalise will now have to be voted on in the chamber and needs 217 votes to win the role. Scalise was nominated by 113 votes to 99. (ANSA). (ANSA)