Republicans Gaetz, Greene blast party's closed-door speaker discussions
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Some House Republicans are criticizing the conference's closed-door meetings to choose a new speaker, even though that is typically the norm for leadership discussions.
The meetings culminated with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., being chosen by the GOP conference as their standard-bearer in the speaker race after former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's historic ouster. Houston Keene is a politics writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Houston.Keene@Fox.com and on Twitter: @HoustonKeene
According to a GOP staffer, the speaker's deliberations are typically conducted behind closed doors for both parties as the House elects the speaker internally from the assembled members — though technically it can be anyone, even if they're not a member.
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