House Republicans flailed through a long second day of fruitless balloting, unable to either elect their leader Kevin McCarthy as House speaker or come up with a new strategy to end the political chaos that has tarnished the start of their new majority.
as House speaker or come up with a new strategy to end the political chaos that has tarnished the start of their new majority.
No progress at all was evident though the day of vote-after-vote-after vote as Republicans tried to elevate McCarthy into the top job. The ballots were producing almost the same outcome, 20still refusing to support him, and leaving him far short of the 218 typically needed to win the gavel. “I think people need to work a little more,” McCarthy said. “I don’t think a vote tonight would make any difference. But a vote in the future could.”
She said, “To all Americans watching right now, We hear you. And we will get through this — no matter how messy.” The House gaveled in at noon, but no other work could be done — swearing in new members, forming committees, tackling legislation, investigating the Biden administration — until the speaker was elected.“I still have the most votes,” McCarthy said at the start of the session. “At the end of the day, we’ll be able to get there.”
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