Kevin McCarthy lost his chance to become House speaker on Wednesday when the process was extended to a fifth vote.
It is the first time in a century that the selection of a House speaker needs more than one ballot. On the third ballot, Donalds voted against McCarthy, bringing the number of Republican votes against him to 20. Donalds was nominated by Roy as an alternative to McCarthy.
This country needs leadership that doesn't represent this city, this town, that is badly broken, and that's one of the reasons why Roy nominatedByron. There were some applauses when Donalds voted for himself.
The anti-McCarthy Republicans voted for a number of alternative candidates on the first ballot, but decided to stick with Jim Jordan. The speaker of the House gave a speech nominating McCarthy to start the proceedings, urging Republicans to rally around the former minority leader and noting that Democrats are enjoying the chaos in their caucus.
Twenty Republicans voted against McCarthy on the fourth ballot, and one changed her vote to support McCarthy. Even though Donald Trump supported McCarthy, there was no movement towards him.
McCarthy tried to woo his GOP critics by endorsing rule changes that would make it easier for a small group of members to challenge leadership in a procedure called vacating the chair. In a closed-door meeting Tuesday, the California Republican who lost a bid for speaker urged the party to support him. It is possible that he will be forced to withdraw or that a different candidate will emerge.
In 1923, nine ballots were required for Frederick Gillett to take the gavel as Speaker of the House. It took the 34th Congress two months to make a decision.
New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries was the new leader of the House of Representatives. Pelosi was applauded when she voted for Jeffries on the first ballot.
Pelosi said this was the problem of her Republican colleagues. There was no respect for this institution. Their lack of respect for the responsibility that we all have to respect and defend the constitution of the united states Get the job done for the Americans. She said that this is very sad.
Speaking at the White House Wednesday morning, President Biden said the chaos among Republicans was embarrassing and that he hoped they got their act together.
The problem is not Biden's. It's taking so long, I think it's embarrassing.
The Senate voted on Tuesday to make Patty Murray the first female president pro tem in the chamber's history. Murray joked on her place in line, "Well, today I'm second, because Kevin McCarthy's not speaker."
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