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Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) secured House Republicans’ nomination Wednesday for House speaker, bringing him one step closer to leading the House of Representatives, after more than 30 years in politics, which has seen him steadily rise in Republican ranks, survive a mass shooting and be compared to white supremacist David Duke.
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Scalise, who has served as House majority leader since January following a more than eight-year stint as Republican House whip, announced he was running for speaker last week following the ousting of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), and became the party’s formal nominee for the role Wednesday.
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