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0 good day. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. it's january 6th. the anniversary of an insurrection that almost destroyed our democracy. today the white house and the nation commemorate the civilian and law enforcement heroes and the victims of that terrible day, even as the house chamber is no longer a literal battleground, it is now torn apart by political combat. a divide among republican factions creating a new crisis of government. on this date in 2021, lawmakers were wearing gas masks and taking cover as thousands stormed hallways fuelled by former president trump's false claims that the...

Not need to be in the chamber to cast your vote on important issues. that's no longer the case. you have to be physically present. there's obviously no rules in place right now because there is no speaker. but kevin mccarthy also vowed to just get rid of proxy voting. so lawmakers have to be in the chamber to make these votes. and i think that's one of the challenges that kevin mccarthy is going to be hitting up against right now, jake. >> all right. lauren fox, thanks so much. joining us now republican from florida mike waltz who has voted for kevin mccarthy on all nine ballots. congressman w...

With looking to get a passport. so i truly sympathize with it. there are so many -- much bigger issues in play that are concern to people right now. >> i'm just adding the color to where these people are saying this pause is just not good. it's not go and also thinking seeing all these people here, these people have been proxy voting for two years. this is their first time having to show up to actually vote and work. kind of fun to see them in the process of doing it. it's going to get settled. in previous situations it took like, what, a month or more to figure out who the speaker was going t...

0 >> harris: yeah, bret baier, on "special report." you have transportation secretary pete buttigieg. find our co-workers' luggage. >> i will. >> harris: thank you so very much. this is fun, right, em? we will cover it as it happens. "america reports." >> sandra: great coverage, team. "america reports" with a live look at the house floor where lawmakers are back at it for a third day now trying to select a house speaker and once again it appears congressman elect kevin mccarthy is headed for defeat. hello, welcome, i'm sandra smith on this thursday afternoon. hello, john. >> john: welcome to f...

Gary palmer's proposal to cap spending on suspension bills. chip roy's proposal to provide a five-day notice for suspension votes. dan bishop's proposal in privileged resolutions, scott perry's people for additional conference meetings ahead of key votes, bob good's proposal on stand-alone appropriations bills, andy biggs' proposal limiting suspension waivers from committees, chip roy's proposal to mako sponsored amendments in order, a firm 72-hour publication of bills before calling for a recorded vote and end to proxy voting, afternoon end to remote participation and committee work by member...