The House started another roll call vote on Kevin McCarthy’s bid for speaker, a fourth try to resolve a deadlock with 20 members of the GOP that have so far denied him a majority
, a fourth try to resolve a deadlock with 20 members of the GOP that have so far denied him a majority.
McCarthy’s GOP opponents put forth a different name for speaker: Rep. Byron Donalds, who has served as a representative from Florida since 2021. Democrats again nominated Hakeem Jeffries, the party leader, who three times won a plurality of the votes given the divisions on the GOP side. Jeffries became the first African American nominated as speaker.
Rep. Chip Roy , who has been one of the leaders of the anti-McCarthy movement, nominated Donalds, who is Black. Roy drew applause from both sides of the aisle as he noted, “For the first time in history there are two Black Americans placed into nomination for speaker of the House.”Inside The Chamber As Kevin McCarthy Fell Short In His Bid For Speaker - And Lost Control Of The Plot
Throughout the morning, reporters staked out McCarthy’s office, hoping to get some indication of the gameplan for Wednesday, and if there was any sign of movement to his side. When McCarthy emerged from the chamber, he insisted that “at the end of the day we’ll be able to get there.” News networks once again fixated on the chaotic process playing out, with C-SPAN offering candid shots in the chamber of the members as they watched the roll call play out. A spokesperson for C-SPAN said that they typically are given access to the chamber for big events, meaning that they don’t have to rely on government-controlled feeds, which typically provide wide shots of the chamber and close ups of the speakers.
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