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i m jake tapper in d.c. kevin mccarthy is living on a prayer today is a day a deal will come together. we ll shock you, mccarthy promised reporters last night. so far shockingly no deal. only assurances of some progress. we were told that yesterday, of course, and the day before and the day before. the math today looks nearly identical to the math on tuesday, ballot one, ballot two, 19 rebels, ballot 3, add another rebel to the resistance, four, five, six, a present vote on top of the 20 hard-liners, seven, eight, nine, the math remains the same, more evidence the opposition is dug in. ballots 10 and 11, no show of momentum towards mccarthy. something his allies said he needed to demonstrate then and still needs to demonstrate soon. this farce in the house is also clashing with a deadly and sobering anniversary. lawmakers crowded the capitol steps earlier today to mark two years since the mob emboldened and incited by donald trump s many lies about the election tried to ....
Magnitude. this isn t about a man in a suit in the halls of congress, it s about 330 million americans, it s about the preservation of the constitution and the liberties guaranteed therein. it s about the 246 years of pride and providence that we have enjoyed as a nation and above all things it s about ensuring that this beautiful journey exists for generations to come. that doesn t happen if we don t address and rise above the crises we experience today. we must be victorious in this cause and victory begins with allowing this body to get to work. it begins today. now, winning isn t easy, okay. winning isn t easy, but winning is necessary and of all folks in this chamber i know winning isn t easy. i represent a district where only 29% of my voters are registered in the same party as i. but i engage and i communicate ....
Years since the mob emboldened and incited by donald trump s many lies about the election tried to prevent the united states government from continuing, they tried to topple the incoming biden administration, prevent it from happening. president biden also staging a split screen moment of his own later today. he will award medals to defenders of the capitol, who held the line for democracy and for the capitol on january 6th, 2021. let s go right to manu raju on capitol hill. manu. i know you re looking for members of congress to get some information. there s kevin mccarthy. let s watch. let s watch. yeah, he s standing right over here. we ll try to grab him. he is a few steps away from me. the camera is moving over. get in there, buddy. get in there. unfortunately, the cord doesn t allow that. let me see if i can get closer and i m clipped from here so ....