How the House Speaker Battle Impacts the Spending Fight

Congress faces two massive hurdles: the government shutting down in less than 40 days and the need to pick a speaker of the House

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 20, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Congress faces two massive hurdles: the government shutting down in less than 40 days and the need to pick a speaker of the House.

With Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) ousted as speaker of the House on Oct. 3, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the powerful House Judiciary Committee, and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) have officially thrown their hats into the ring to succeed him.