House Republicans plunged into a second day struggling to elect a speaker for the new Congress with no apparent off-ramp from the political chaos they have created.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is surrounded by reporters as he walks to the House floor from the Speakers Office, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
“Sure, it looks messy,” said Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis. But democracy is messy, he said. “The American people are in charge.”But the dynamic proved no different from Day One, as Democrats re-upped their leader, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, for speaker, and a right-flank leader from the Freedom Caucus offered a challenge to McCarthy — nominating Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., in another history making moment. Both Jeffries and Donalds are Black.“This country needs leadership,” said Rep.
The disorganized start to the new Congress pointed to difficulties ahead with Republicans now in control of the House. In many ways, the challenge from the far-right was reminiscent of the last time Republicans seized power in the House, when tea party Republicans brought hardball politics and shutdown government after winning control in the 2010 midterm elections.
But the holdouts forced a third and final round of voting before Republican leaders quickly adjourned Tuesday evening.“The American people are watching, and it’s a good thing,” said Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, who nominated fellow conservative Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio as an alternative for speaker.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Republicans Humiliated by Republicans in Kevin McCarthy Speaker VoteA historic moment in loser-dom: It's the first time in a 100 years that a Speaker hasn’t been selected on the first ballot!
Read more »
Who are the Republicans balking at Kevin McCarthy as a House speaker?There are two main groups of GOP lawmakers who could stand in Kevin McCarthy's way of becoming the next House speaker when the new Congress is seated.
Read more »
House Republicans' real choice: Kevin McCarthy for speaker or chaosA handful of House Republicans saw an opportunity to blackmail the rest of the conference and force their will by refusing to vote for Kevin McCarthy for speaker.
Read more »
*** New Congress Livewire *** Republicans Take Over HouseRepublicans formally retake control of the lower chamber of Congress on Tuesday, as their new majority in the U.S. House of Representatives won in the November 2022 midterm elections is sworn in.
Read more »
Texas Republicans oppose Rep. Kevin McCarthy in messiest House Speaker race in 100 yearsTexas Reps. Chip Roy, Keith Self, Michael Cloud were among the 19 Republicans who helped...
Read more »
House speaker vote: The Republicans who refused to support Kevin McCarthyRep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has fallen short during the first ballot vote for speaker, forcing additional rounds of balloting until one candidate is able to secure a majority in the House of Representatives. No candidate running for speaker has lost a first-round vote in a century. At the end of the…
Read more »