Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) is asked about the ongoing Speaker contest.
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00:00 Is there any possibility of another candidate emerging in this race like Speaker McCarthy?
00:10 He didn't seem to rule it out today when at a press conference.
00:13 I'm just talking to our colleagues.
00:14 We got good support.
00:15 I'll continue to do that.
00:16 I haven't talked to Kevin today.
00:18 Will you go down?
00:19 Will you go to the floor if you don't have 217 votes in the conference?
00:23 I've said all along we need 217, 218, whatever that number is.
00:28 We need to sell that in the conference before we go to the floor.
00:31 Just a majority vote wouldn't be good enough for you.
00:33 Is that right?
00:34 I've said this before.
00:35 I think we shouldn't go to the floor until we know that we have the votes, until we know
00:41 what our plan is going forward.
00:43 First thing I would put on the floor is the resolution on Israel.
00:46 Second thing would be legislation to get to the goals and objectives that are in the resolution
00:50 on Israel so we can help our best ally, the state of Israel.
00:54 Then we got to know how we're going to deal with November 17th.
00:56 I'm going to lay all that out for the conference.
00:58 Tomorrow during the candidate forum.
00:59 How are you going to do that?
01:00 How are you going to avoid a shutdown?
01:01 I'm going to lay that out for the conference.
01:02 But your goal is to get a total 100% Republican unity on that bill to keep the government
01:08 open?
01:09 No, on our plan to deal with how we handle it.
01:14 Have a great time.