Republican Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said some 'Never Kevin' House members would never vote for Kevin McCarthy as speaker despite concessions because it was 'simply personal.'
Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on Republicans’ efforts to unite behind a candidate after the third day of voting fails to decide a House speaker.
The party held a conference call Friday morning ahead of the session to try and assure members of concessions McCarthy was making and make a final attempt to show progress for his candidacy — something Greene said wasn't anything new. "Twenty members are proving that five is plenty because they're already preemptively vacating the chair by stopping Kevin McCarthy from reaching 218," she said.
Greene added that she was also supporting McCarthy because of his conservative stance on budgetary issues and overspending in Washington, as well as his desire to reach a balanced budget.
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