Who is Tom Emmer, Republicans’ latest failed House speaker hopeful?
by Sam Levine from US news | The Guardian on (#6FTYB)
Minnesota congressman voted to certify 2020 election but did urge supreme court to throw out electoral votes of key states
The Minnesota congressman Tom Emmer was the third party leader to try to galvanize enough support among Republicans to be House speaker after Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Jim Jordan of Ohio failed in their bids.
But he rapidly found he was unableto muster the 217 votes he needed to get the job.
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