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Committees is, wait a minute, we need sensitive briefings. we cant get oversight until we take the oath. the tellers agree in their talleys that the total number of votes cast is 432. of which the honorable hakeem jeffries of the state of new york has received 212. [ applause ] [ chanting ] the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california has

Todays proceedings would reach the same conclusion. so, look, we are going to try to continue to find ways to forge consensus. of course, we will see what happens tomorrow. i suspect it is going to be a few interesting days ahead. >> that unity is born not just as a study of contrast, right? its not just to show republicans what a functioning party looks like. it is also leverage. if you can keep the democratic caucus together with 212 votes, there is a chance that you peel away some moderate re...

Conference, who just gave a speech with more vision than we have ever heard from the alternative. i am nominating jim jordan. >> well, this time -- this is vote number to -- 19 republicans, again rejected mccarthy. this time, unanimously switching their support to jordan. they all rallied around jordan. that is more than i -- because jordan, of course, is vocally supporting mccarthy. hes part of the republican leadership team. akeem jeffries, once again, was the league vote getter. you see that ...

Is 434 that, of which the honorable hakeem jeffries of the state of new york has received 212. the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 202. the honorable jim jordan of the state of ohio has received 20. no person, having received a majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname, a speaker has not been elected. >> there is a lot of history in that video. the candidate with the most votes at a writ time -- hakeem jeffries. and announcing that vote today is the p...

Muster the vote to make their leader, kevin mccarthy the speaker. instead, and a test of his capacity for humiliation, he sat there smiling at times as well surpassed three times. the results were red. >> the honorable hakeem jeffries of the state of new york has received 212. the honorable kevin mccarthy the honorable kevin mccarthy from the state of california has received 203. no persons having received a majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname, a speaker has not been elected. n...

The honourable hakeem jeffries of the state of new york has received 212.— honourable kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 202. no persons have received a majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname, a speaker has not been elected. 0ur correspondent on capitol hill, will grant told me more about the significance of this deadlock. it is really significant. as you mentioned, its been 100 years since this process has gone to a second round, let alone a third. ultimatel...

Here is the moment when the latest result was announced. the honourable hakeem jeffries of the state of new york has received 212. cheering and applause. the honourable kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 202. muted cheering and applause. no person having received the majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname, a speaker has not been elected. 0ur correspondent on capitol hill, will grant told me more about the significance of this deadlock. it is really significant....

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] >> kara hale caravao -- >> hakeem jeffries. >> -- >> jeffries. >> dennis -- >> 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 becom...

19 to 20. >> total number of votes cast is 434. of which the honorable hakeem jeffries of the state of new york has received 212. the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 203. the honorable and the bags of the state of arizona has received ten. the honorable jim jordan of the state of ohio has received six. the total number of votes cast is 434, of which the honorable hakeem jeffries of the state of new york has received 212. the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state ...

>> cardenas. >> hakeem jeffries. >> jeffries. >> that is how it went on the house floor. 212 votes for hakeem jeffries to become the next speaker of the house. every single democrat in the 118th congress picked jeffries as speaker. just a month after they elected jeffries to lead their caucus. the last time a democratic won the support of every single member of the caucus was in 2007 when nancy pelosi became the first woman speaker of the house. and today the entire caucus coalesced behind its f...