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House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, left, leaves a House Republican conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. House Republicans plan to vote behind closed doors for their nominee to succeed Boehner. The full House, including Democrats, will vote in a speaker election Oct. 29. Photographer: Drew Angerer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, left, leaves a House Republican conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. House Republicans plan to vote behind closed doors for their nominee to succeed Boehner. The full House, including Democrats, will vote in a speaker election Oct. 29. Photographer: Drew Angerer/Bloomberg via Getty Images