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Majority Leader Steve Scalise is reaching out to members to gauge whether they would support him for speaker, according to three people familiar with the conversations.
While Scalise had asserted he would support McCarthy if he ran again, it was an open secret that the two had a strained relationship and the Louisianan was interested in the top job. And some members are already signaling they would back his bid.
"Steve Scalise is our leader. If he wants it, then I think that it's likely that he will be the leader — the speaker nominee,” said Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.).
Scalise's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Asked about a possible run hours earlier, Scalise did not rule it out to reporters: "I enjoy working with Tom (Emmer) and our leadership team, and we have a lot of work to get done. But I haven't made any formal announcements."
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