House lawmakers are eager to show their support for Israel following Hamas terrorist attacks over the weekend by adopting a bipartisan resolution and, possibly, moving supplemental funds.
But there’s one problem — with no House speaker in place, there’s little, if any, legislative action they can take. And lawmakers from both parties say House Republicans now have even more reason to overcome their impasse and put a leader in place.
On Wednesday, Republicans nominated Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., to be speaker, but it was not immediately clear if he has the votes to win a majority on the House floor. The first vote is expected as soon as Wednesday afternoon.
