
On Wednesday afternoon, Republicans voted 113-99 in a secret ballot, opting for Rep. Steve Scalise as their nominee for Speaker of the House over Jim Jordan. Earlier in the day, two voters on deck — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) — spoke up individually in a shared goal to not contribute to that nomination.
"I just voted for Jim Jordan for Speaker on a private ballot in conference, and I will be voting for Jim Jordan on the House floor," Greene said in a statement made to X. Breaking down several reasons that contributed to her decision, she lists Scalise's cancer among them. "I like Steve Scalise, and I like him so much that I want to see him defeat cancer more than sacrifice his health in the most difficult position in Congress."