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american voices with castro starts right now on msnbc. thank you, reverend sharpton. hello everyone and welcome to american voices. i am in for alicia menendez this hour. we kick off the new year with a finale of political theater in the house of representatives. what it means for doing the peoples business and the year to come. 14 ballots tonight -- kevin mccarthy finally got what he wanted. last night he became speaker of the house, who knew the 15th time could be the charm. instead ...

It is easy to forget for a moment, watching all of this drama, that this can have very real consequences. what is the delay -- meant for your constituents and staff? >> we did our best to continue functioning as a normal office. if you are not sworn in as a member of congress, nothing happens. the operation comes -- without this election of a speaker, you cannot swear in members. you cannot adopt rules. you cannot form committees. you cannot perform oversight of federal agencies. you cannot pass...