The failure to elect a House speaker has left the legislative branch of the government effectively paralyzed.
The House entered a third day of the new Congress on Thursday without a new speaker.
If the stalemate drags on for days more, it could lead to House staff members losing pay and benefits. "Watch over the seeming discontinuity of our governance, and the perceived vulnerability of our national security. Build your hedge of protection against those who would take advantage of our discord for their own gain," said House Chaplain Margaret Kibben as she openedKibben wasn't the only one worried about how the government would function after the new Republican majority failed to elect a House speaker during the first two days of the 118th Congress.
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