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>> the gentleman from the great state of california and the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. >> newly elected speaker of the house kevin mccarthy grabbing the gavel there after four days of voting, the longest speaker contest in 164 years. but despite the sometimes contentious days of negotiations, with the narrow faction of his conference, republicans in the end rallied around mccarthy and his vision for america. >> i make this promise -- ill never give up for you, ...

For. [ cheers and applause ] >> cnns eva mckend is live for us on capitol hill. so, eva, you know, how did mccarthy eventually get those votes that he needed? >> reporter: fred, by convincing those holdouts, those never-kevin lawmakers ultimately to vote present. that isnt a ringing endorsement of kevin mccarthy, but what it did was lower the lohsthreshold get the speakership. but it was a grueling process. now theyll have a key seat at the table for the house rules committee and now only one me...