Critics of Scalise have been bipartisan , but so have his defenders . House Speaker John Boehner and other GOP leaders say they 'll stand by Steve Scalise . Leaders were initially frustrated with Scalise 's first response to the story . But after a meeting at which he apologized, Ryan said that " we have no choice but to support him as our next Majority Leader."
House Speaker John Boehner and other GOP leaders say they 'll stand by Steve Scalise . Leaders were initially frustrated with Scalise 's first response to the story . But after a meeting at which he apologized, Ryan said that " we have no choice but to support him as our next Majority Leader."