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fight. >> that was easy, huh? >> after 14 failed attempts. >> a speaker has not been elected. >> a speaker has not been elected. >> a speaker has not been elected. house republicans finally elect a speaker, in a battle that hasn't been seen since the run-up to the civil war. >> we will use the power of the purse and the power of the subpoena to get the job done. >> kevin mccarthy gains the gavel after making major concessions to a small group. >> because it took so long, now we learned how to govern. >> a preview of how the house republicans will govern. >> we will never compromise...

You wanted to do this in public. tell me the deal in public that the agreed to. >> there's no hesitancy about that. the terms are out. 20 courageous members of the house republican conference made sure that we've -- quite contrary to your intro -- nailed down a vision for the majority so we know what we're doing together. we have restored genuine parliamentary participation to the body rather than have it run in a pelosi-style backroom deal making. we have agreed to specific and achievable fiscal commitments to prevent the democrats from winning every negotiation. there's several other details...