Complex sentence: The ideal choice is current Secretary of State, Lewis Berryhill but the new Speaker of the House, Jeff Haffley (Steven Culp), surprises both the President's team and the Senate leadership by opposing the choice and gives Leo a list of his own.
Split into simpler sentences: The ideal choice is current Secretary of State, Lewis Berryhill. The new Speaker of the House, Jeff Haffley (Steven Culp), however, has his own ideas, and gives Leo a list of his own.