“If he doesn’t have 217, the best I can do is maybe vote present… I’m okay to be 217, but if he has 210, I’m not going to be 211.”
— Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN), on whether she’ll vote for Rep. Jim Jordans (R-OH) for speaker.
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