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Before the vote, McCarthy had flipped 15 conservative holdouts to become supporters, including the chairman of the chamber's Freedom Caucus, leaving him just a few shy of seizing the gavel for the new Congress.
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) nearly came to blows with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) as frustrations exploded on Friday night in the House of Representatives, with the 14th ballot for speaker leaving Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) one vote short.
Republicans aired their dirty laundry in public this week as loyalists of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and a band of 20 rebel hard-liners clashed over the speaker gavel.
GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy lost a seventh and eighth ballot in his bid for speaker of the House, with no resolution in sight.
"Texas Republicans urge Chip Roy and other McCarthy opponents to let Congress get to work" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.