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How Steve Scalise became GOP House speaker nominee, and why the vote is still an uphill road

Republican lawmakers on Wednesday selected Majority Leader Steve Scalise as their nominee for speaker of the House, setting up an election on the chamber's floor after the historic ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy last week. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more on how Scalise became the nominee.
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