Ohio Republican Jim Jordan is pushing ahead in his bid for speaker, telling reporters that he believes House Republicans must elect one to get on with the American people’s business as he signals additional rounds of votes could continue through the weekend.

“There’s been multiple rounds of votes for speaker before we all know that,” Jordan said, alluding to the 15 rounds of votes last January to elect Kevin McCarthy as speaker. “I just know that we need to get a speaker as soon as possible so we can get to work for the American people.”

“Our plan this weekend is to get the speaker elected to the House of Representatives as soon as possible so we can help the American people,” Jordan later added.

Jordan said he hopes that the Republicans will elect him today, so that lawmakers can get the House open “as soon as possible.”

“People I think are starting to doubt and wonder about their government and about where our nation is headed,” Jordan said following two failed votes earlier this week – and Thursday he did not even attempt a vote. “I think the American people are thirsty for change. I think they are hungry for leadership.”

“We got important work to do,” Jordan said, ticking through a list of projects he would like to address as speaker. “In short, we need to get to work for the American people. We need to do what we said we were going to do. We need to do what we told them we’re going to do when they elected us and put us at office and frankly we can’t do that if the House isn’t open.”

-ABC’s John Parkinson