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The direction of the house democratic caucus to place into nomination for election to the position of speaker of the house of representatives the pride of brooklyn, hakeem jeffries out for new york. >> [applause] >> caravao -- >> hakeem jeffries. >> -- >> jeffries. >> -- >> for the first speaker of the house of representatives of color, jeffries. >> jeffries -- >> that is how it went today and house floor, at least on one side of the aisle. 212 votes for hakeem jeffries to become the next speake...

With a slim majority, the republicans have the votes to select the next speaker — but only if most of them agree. kevin mccarthy is the front runner. the republican leader enjoys wide support and has been campaigning for the role for months. and i think kevin mccarthys the right guy to lead us, i really do, or i wouldnt be standing up here, giving this speech. i came in with kevin, we came in the same time, 16 years ago. we havent always agreed on everything, but i like his fight, i like his t...

>> madam clerk, democrats are united behind a speaker who will build safer communities. hes a leader in gun violence prevention, he has worked to make our criminal justice system more fair, more equitable, and more effective and hes done it working with both sides of the aisle. a leader who has a track record in actually getting things done. and he understands that public safety, public health, and economic opportunity must go hand in hand. thats why at the direction of the democratic caucus, i ...

That these right wing rebels are ending up being to mccarthy and the larger republican party and we saw it play out in realtime yesterday with the speaker fight and well see it continue as they try to govern through the 118th congress. >> certainly a tough day for "my kevin" as donald trump referred to mccarthy. democrats had a blast. nerve her so much fun watching the republicans -- well, lets just say theyre in disarray. take us inside the democratic side? >> right. my colleague was told havin...

Impediment to staff recruitment. an alarming finding. there is an ongoing nursing shortage in the country projected to grow to 200 to 450,000 within the next couple of years. some are saying reducing violent crime and fixing the broken healthcare system go hand in hand. >> bill: thanks. important story from the bronx. thank you. >> no person having received a majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname, a speaker has not been elected. a speaker has not been elected. a speaker has not b...

Better paying jobs in industries of the future, growing up in a working class family, he knows that a good paying job and a good education are key to economic mobility. he knows that to tackle the affordability crisis in this country we need to make sure that everybody gets paid enough to live and work in any zip code, and he knows that by creating these jobs, we can once again make it in america. madam clerk as chair of the democratic caucus i am directed by that vote of the caucus to present f...

Madame clerk, as chair of the democratic caucus i am directed by that boat of the caucus to present for election to the 118 congress the honorable hakeem jeffries were presented f elect for the state of new york for the office of speaker. [cheers and applause] [chanting "hakim"] >> for what purpose does the government from texas rise? >> i seek to place nomination for speaker. >> joma and is recognized. >> yesterday my stomach first vote for speaker of the house

Hi there, everyone, here we go again. its 4:00 in new york. at this hour, the house of representatives is completely and totally paralyzed. it is unable and incapable of swearing in members, forming committees, setting rules for itself, passing legislation even in the case of an emergency, couldnt do any of those things. its a state of chaos and paralysis that is unprecedent ed in modern american history and it is all because the new republican house majority cannot agree on who should lead it i...

>> madam clerk, democrats are united behind a speaker who will build safer communities. hes a leader in gun violence prevention. he has worked to make our criminal justice system more fair, more equitable and more effective, and hes done it working with both sides of the aisle. a leader who has a track record in actually getting things done, and he understands that public safety, public health, and economic opportunity must go hand in hand. thats why i advance the name of hakeem jeffries from br...

Going to happen. once this speaker vote comes to an end and to a conclusion here. whenever theres members and theyre waiting around, they have side conversations that i dont see any true movement or serious negotiations happening with any kind of unity candidate. >> remind us of the stakes here. this isnt about messy drama on the republican side going down live for everybody to watch on television, this is about the fact that the house is paralyzed. there is no house. nobody is sworn in. weve ha...