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14 rounds of balloting, and a ridiculous war for personal power across the aisle, we the people still find ourselves without a constituted government. our security neglected, and the advancement of anything impossible. and happiness? suffice to say americans are unhappy by the nonsense and the dysfunction laying out on this floor. particularly those who need us the most, who rely on our offices, and i mean every single one of our offices for services and support, not to mention the unhappy gop a...

Honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 216. [ applause ] the honorable hakeem jeffries of the state of new york has received 212 . the honorable jim jordan of the state of ohio has received two. the honorable andy biggs of the

Change their vote. so its possible, on the other hand weve seen this before. we saw the beginning of the week when they didnt have the votes that we just saw tonight. >> hold on. lets listen. >> the exception a nine, the motion is not adopted. for what purpose is the general from arkansas rise? >> madam third. i rise to nominate kevin mccarthy as the speaker of the house. >> here we go. >> vote 15 underway. so its pretty severe to head back to the house. to get the 15th ballot for speaker. you a...

Offices, and i mean every single one of our offices, for services and support. not to mention the unhappy gop and democratic ranking members and chairs of the house foreign affairs committee, our armed services committee and the intel committees who say that the risk to our safety and security grows with each passing hour. so, my friends, this is not just unhappiness, this is dangerous. however, however, the 212 unified members of the house democratic caucus have a very e effective solution for ...

>> the honorable hakeem jeffries of the state of new york, has received 212. [applause] when six recorded as president. therefore, the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california, have received a majority of the votes cast. is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives! [applause] [applause]

The honorable hakeem jefferies of the state of new york has received 212. with six recorded as present, therefore the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california having received a majority of the votes cast is dually elected speaker of the house of representatives. [ applause ]

Tensions spilled out in the open as florida congressman matt gates exchanged words with mccarthy and with other lawmakers on the house floor. at one point, representative mike rogers of alabama watching appear. he confronted gaetz, shouting. he had to be held back and let away by one of his colleagues. the house was seconds away from a adjourning for the weekend until monday at noon, when gaetz approached mccarthy. look at. that. the appeared to strike a deal of some sort on the 15th ballot. mcc...

Especially this congress, with such a tight majority for the important bills to come over the next two years. >> so lets talk about. that an issue, late for most of the week, the 13 votes, there were 20 people who either voted present, voted for someone else, or didnt vote for mccarthy versus the 215, 212 who did. then it came down to six people. so the bottom line is, the group in the republican car party is very small. democrat kratz also had a -- didnt want to go with what nancy pelosi had. s...

Voted present. and 212 democrats backed congressman hakeem jeffries. six republicans voted present, that was strategic, how contentious things became after the 14th vote failure, congressman elect at the time mike rogers of alabama had to be physically restrained after appearing to lunge at gaetz. still, victory for mccarthy took just one more round. >> not all of you, some of you are new, but i hope one thing is clear after this week, i never give up. >> well, mccarthy immediately swore in the ...

Of you are new. but i hope one thing is clear after this week, i never give up. >> kevin mccarthy when the majority of just 216 votes. 212 democrats that congressman hakeem jeffries but six republicans and turtles including matt jakes and lauren voted present in the 15th round rather than note which is lower the threshold needed for majority to 215. >> there will be times we agree. and many times we will differ. i promise our debates will be passionate, but they will never be personal. >> things...