Entering the Capitol Wednesday morning, Rep. Kevin McCarthy told reporters 'I think we'll get to 218' -- the votes necessary to become Speaker of the House. A fourth vote will take place around noon today. The latest from our live blog:
Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu said when Democrats controlled the House, they passed key legislation, including the American Rescue Plan, the Infrastructure Bill and the Inflation Reduction Act.Lieu said the country"essentially" does not have a functioning House of Representatives.
Aguilar called the state of the modern Republican caucus"unfortunate" and lamented how this will impact House operations going forward. He noted that he and other lawmakers are still"members-elect," as no one has been sworn in to the 118th Congress yet. This impacts committee operations, preventing appointments of committee members, chairs and ranking members.The Democratic leaders said they hope Republicans choose a candidate for House Speaker as their caucus will continue to do behind Representative Hakeem Jeffries.
Aguilar would not engage in hypotheticals presented by reporters on rallying with Republicans on a unity candidate, adding that Democrats have not been approached about any alternative voting options.
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