The two declared candidates for House speaker are making their final pitches for the job on Tuesday - after discouraged allies from putting his name forward for the job.McCarthy supporters had wanted to nominate him again - but the former speaker told them not do so after prompting speculation Monday that he wanted the job again in a round of media appearances. A last-minute McCarthy nomination could have delayed plans for a vote even further since some loyalists would jump to support him and splinter the votes further with Reps. Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise.
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