Rep. Gohmert Nominated Newt Gingrich to Replace John Boehner as Speaker | CNS News: Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) nominated former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) to replace current Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) in a closed-door meeting of House Republicans on Wednesday.
Gohmert reportedly felt it was time to halt "business as usual" in Congress. His nomination of Gingrich did not receive a second and House Republicans voted to retain Boehner as speaker.
House Republicans held a closed-door meeting at the Capitol on Wednesday to elect their leaders for the new Congress, which convenes in January. Gohmert nominated Gingrich--who led the Republican-majority House that came in after the 1994 election--to serve as speaker, even though Gingrich is no longer in Congress.
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