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Breakthr breakthr breakthrough. 15 hardline conservatives persuaded to support him. >> miller of illinois. >> based on negotiations, mccarthy. [ cheers ] >> reporter: it came after extraordinary concessions to the right wing, including changing the house rules so a single lawmaker could force a vote to remove a speaker. what was the tipping point? >> i think part of the tipping point, in all honesty, is when youre on the floor, you have to take a vote. you know what you have in your hands, if wh...

The honorable jim jordan of the state of ohio has received 4. the honorable kevin hern of the state of oklahoma has received 3. no member elect having received a majority of the votes cast, a speaker has not been elected. for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky rise? >> i rise on behalf of the republican party to nominate kevin mccarthy for speaker of the 118th congress. >> the gentleman is recognizesed. >> for the past two years, one party democrat rule has resulted in multiple crises...

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. [ applause ] >> 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 oath to serve our country. there are no debates happening on this floor about addressing the challe...

Mu multifaceted legacy of reckless and toxic behavior in the swamp. and so this isnt about kevin mccarthy, its not about the 434 members in this chamber. its about the 330 million americans across this beautiful land and its about our nations future, the person who will lead us on that journey will be kevin mccarthy. he has earned this position and i have the honor of nominating him at the direction of the republican conference as the speaker of the house of the 118th congress. god bless the uni...

218, if all 234 members are voting present or in attendance, that is what the magic number is, 218. they expect two absent members who are gone today to come back and vote. ken buck of colorado as well as wesley hunt who is an incoming freshman, and we have the leader again here. leader mccarthy -- leader mccarthy. he didnt stop this time, but we tried. the reporters are chasing him down as you can see. hes coming back and forth here, anderson as he is very confident he has the votes, but a very...

118th congress, the name of a man of integrity and intellect, who is bold and brilliant, and most importantly, a man who leads with love. the honorable hakeem jeffries, representative from the state of new york . >> the reading clerk will call the roll .

118th congress the name of a man of integrity and intellect, who is bold and brilliant, and most importantly, a man who leads with love, the honorable hakeem jeffries, representative from the state of new york. [ applause ] [ applause ] >> the reading clerk will call the roll. >> as you can see, they are going to call roll, which means they will roll right into this 13th round of voting. no other nominations officially

0 good day. im andrea mitchell in washington. its january 6th. the anniversary of an insurrection that almost destroyed our democracy. today the white house and the nation commemorate the civilian and law enforcement heroes and the victims of that terrible day, even as the house chamber is no longer a literal battleground, it is now torn apart by political combat. a divide among republican factions creating a new crisis of government. on this date in 2021, lawmakers were wearing gas masks and ta...

0 good to be with you. im katy tur. lets go right back to capitol hill, where the 13th vote is now starting. james comer of kentucky is now nominating kevin mccarthy once again. >> what really happened in that lab in wuhan, china. those of us who have kids in the public school system could testify that our kids have lost a year of their education because of the forced virtual learning that so many of our schools put our children through during the covid pandemic. congress ran the debt up at leas...

Floor. democrats are the minority party in the house, theyre also the only party that seems ready to govern. this makes republicans inability to pick a speaker particularly calling. again today, the 118 congress voted multiple times to elect the speaker of the house. again, today, they failed. the republican house majority couldnt get kevin mccarthy 218 votes he needs to become the next speaker. with only 201 members of his conference casting votes for him. one member voted president, and to end...