US House Republicans choose Jim Jordan as speaker nominee – Rep. Stefanik

(Reuters) – U.S. House Republicans on Friday choose Congressman Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, Rep. Elise Stefanik said in a social media post.

U.S. media outlets said the vote was 124-81 against Rep. Austin Scott.

(Reporting by Ismail Shakil, writing by David Ljunggren; Editing by Caitlin Webber)

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