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Important and every vote is important. so as a representative of my community, even being a freshman, we have a powerful voice when it comes to legislation and bills that are coming across the table and in front of congress. and i think that just goes to show that it doesnt matter if you are a freshman or a vet, as you said, a mature congressman who has done this many years, our voice and our vote counts. and i think you saw the power of that yesterday and throughout the week where we had five f...

One person gets to decide everything for the entire conference. so im glad that there was robust conversation. im glad that there was difference of thought. thats what america is all about, coming together with different thoughts and backgrounds and ideas on what works for 118th congress. so, we saw it play out just as it should. >> and you were on board with a house speaker mccarthy, but clearly you had to have heard a lot of conversations, you had to have witnessed what seemed like a lot of an...

>> that was easy, huh? [laughter] i never thought wed get up here. >> reporter: speaker mccarthy squeezed by with 216 votes. 212 democrats backed congressman hakeem jeffries. six republicans many total votedded present. the threshold for majority was lowered to 215. now, one moment showed just how impassioned things had become. right after the 14th vote failure, congressman-elect at the time mike rogers of alabama was physically restrained by other members after attempting to confront congressma...

Republicans shooting themselves in the foot in the house. jon: well, lets talk about, you know, how democrats and republicans in the house conduct themselves going forward. i mean, democrats arent going to have a cake walk in this 118th congress themselves. >> theyre not. and so one thing if if mccarthy has anything on his side is that he has a pretty minimal task at hand. the job of republicans is basically to obstruct what democrats are trying to do. if they had a big policy agenda, if they ha...

0 and i simply want to say that showing of strength is not for any one particular individual. it will be a showing of strength throughout the 118th congress, unanimity of purpose on behalf of the american people. before i proceed any further, let me begin by acknowledging the distinguished gentlelady from the great state of california, the iconic, the heroic, the legendary speaker amerita nancy pelosi. [ applause ] and without question in my mind speaker amerita pelosi will go down in history as...

0 >> now theyre going through the scraps, the people that missed their vote. these are the key votes, and matt gaetz is the keyest of them all. lets listen in. >> gaetz. >> present. >> present. >> he voted present. that will not be enough to deliver the speakership to kevin mccarthy. kevin mccarthy needed matt gaetz to vote yes. they needed -- present votes dont hurt. its at least a nod in the right direction, but they needed three of the holdouts to vote present not two. lets listen in. gosar v...

118th congress, hes going to need support and endorsement from the house freedom caucus. thats when i believe we should have these conversations. >> i assume when you called me a young lady, that was a compliment. that i was will say was a bit rude. but im glad youre talking to me and ill treat you with the respect that you deserve. >> sure. >> do you believe that there is going to be any sort of a deal that will get those five holdouts? and let me ask you, holdouts do you count there are? five?...

20 meetings over the last two months. let us be clear these are not concessions to the rules, these are critical evolution of the rules for the good of the nation. and i am proud that we as a party have decided and been willing to extend the time aperture so that we can we get to a solution, a product of compromise, but also a product that will fix the ill olds induced by the democrat majority were the last four years. this will hopefully end the multifaceted reckless and toxic behavior in the s...

Like, of getting a job that he has very little control over how long he will keep that job. the parlor games beginning, even before he becomes the speaker of the 118th congress is how long he will keep that job. will it be until labor day? beyond that? we will see. the spending is the issue here. there have been arguments for having separate appropriations bills, actually having debates on these bills. thats how it used to be done in washington. it gums up the works considerably. the idea that w...

Recognize the lives lost as a result of that day, honor the families and the survivors, and to ensure that we recommit to our republic and our democracy. that is the kind of speaker that our nation needs . >> we are now four days into what should be the 118th congress and the house of representatives has no committees, no rules, no classified briefings, no members who have taken their oaths to serve our country. there are no debates happening on this floor about addressing the challenges we face...