. . temperatures the longest speaker contest in 164 years, but before it ended, the house floor turned into a stage for some stunning political drama, the 14th vote should have been the clincher as mccarthy and his allies thought they had the votes in the bag, but florida congressman matt gaetz waited until the very end of the balloting process to vote present, even though mccarthy needed just one more yes vote to win. mccarthy appeared stunned and walked up the house floor to confront matt gaetz himself. mccarthy walked away dejected. it almost came to blows. armed services committee chairman mike rogers appears to suddenly lunge at gaetz and had to be physically restrained by a fellow republican. this looked like the end of the line for mccarthy. in those final moments, kevin mccarthy found a breakthrough with matt gaetz. republicans quickly changed the vote to adjourn and then held the decisive 15th vote for speaker and gavel in hand, mccarthy administered the oath of of
the first stop you should make is the catskills visitor center where you can climb the upper fire tower. they offer 360-degree views of the surrounding mountains. tannersville is the hub of the cat skill region, known as thethe village in the sky. a local artist encouraged a lot of the businesses to paint their buildings funky colors. the cheese and cafe has been here since 1971. we have expanded to full restaurant and music venue. people come in and like to experience our cheese fondue. here we are on 100 acres surrounded by beautiful white pine trees. our getaway catskills location is one of our most popular locations. the cabins themselves are about 150 to 200 square feet. i usually come to the catskills when i just need a break from everything going on. at the getaway cabins you don t have wi-fi, which i love. it really gives you the chance to disconnect.