Jim Jordan got the required votes. But there are still issues in his House Speaker bid

Ohio Republican Representative Jim Jordan has won over several Republicans who were skeptical of his bid for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, but he still faces significant opposition.

Before the House left Washington on Friday, 55 members of the Republican convention voted against Mr. Jordan for speaker in a secret ballot. As of Monday, several of his previous critics, including Missouri Representative Ann Wagner and House Armed Services Chairman Mike Roger, announced their support for Mr. Jordan.

But Mr. Jordan still faces heavy opposition from some Republican allies. Many Republicans representing the districts that voted for President Joe Biden still have reservations.

Nebraska Representative Don Bacon criticized the fact that many of Mr. Jordan's supporters voted to remove Kevin McCarthy from office and blocked House Majority Leader Steve Scalise's speaker bid even before the vote could take place.

"It's about respecting the process," he told reporters ahead of an evening meeting in the basement of the US Capitol. "So my main concern is that as an American, we believe in the rule of law and fairness." And we had a small group of people who broke our rules and got rid of Kevin and then a small group broke our rules and blocked Steve.

Mike Lawler, the new New York Republican representative for the Biden district, did not respond to questions from The Independent when asked about the meeting in the basement of the Capitol.

Supporters of Mr. Jordan said Republicans heard and heard from their constituents during the weekend how much Republican voters supported Mr. Jordan.

"But people went to football games and events over the weekend and from what they heard, you don't necessarily have to pick Jordan, but you have to give an answer soon," said Kentucky Representative Thomas Massey, Mr. Jordan's aide. He told The Independent after the meeting. "And the way to do that is to vote for Jordan." "

Arizona Representative Juan Ciscomani, who represents the district that voted for Mr. Biden, said a majority of voters said they would like to see the House return to work.

"I get pro-Jordan calls, anti-Jordan calls as well," he told The Independent. But for the most part, the main response we're getting is that we need to get back to work." "

But Indiana Representative Victoria Spartz said she would not be a decisive vote for Mr. Jordan and criticized the process, which she considers a tactic of intimidation.

"We are freedom-loving people, and we will put public pressure on people," he said, adding that he did not like how some of Mr. Jordan's supporters called for primary challenges against Republicans who voted against him.

The imminent vote comes as the House faces a second week without a speaker after Florida Representative Matt Getz filed a motion to vacate the House, which seven Republicans and every Democrat joined in to remove Mr. McCarthy from his speakership.

After the meeting, Mr Jordan said a speaker will be selected on Tuesday. Voting is expected to take place around noon.

"The American people deserve that their Congress, their House of Representatives work, and you can't do that until you get a speaker," he told reporters. "We've got a few more people who want to talk and listen to them, and then we'll vote tomorrow." "

It also comes as Congress is expected to pass an aid package after Hamas took several people hostage following a deadly attack in Israel earlier this month that led to Israel joining the war against Gaza. Mr. Jordan said Congress would work to assist Israel, as Mr. Biden announced he would visit Israel on Wednesday.

But some Republicans are undecided. Arizona Representative Juan Ciscomani represents the district that voted for Mr. Biden.

"What I have told my voters is that I don't work for speakers. I work with the speaker, whoever the speaker is, I work for my voters in Arizona Six," he said of his home district.