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the contentious weeklong battle for speaker. kevin mccarthy's rocky road to the gavel including sessions made to the far-right's holdouts is raising fresh questions about how a republican-led house will govern. earlier today, house republicans getting their take. >> sometimes democracy is messy, but i would argue that's exactly how the founders intended it. they wanted real debate, real input from all people, and then you get a decision. >> it is positive, not negative. it is not weakening kevin mccarthy it is providing the speaker with the tools he needs for republicans to go to the...

you'll find out the things you disagree upon are not insurmountable and we can finally get to resolutions and get to yes. >> the first test is -- well, first test was electing a speaker and that proved to be quite difficult. but i'm glad you can laugh about it now. the next one is rules package for anyone out there wonder what that means. it's a package that dictates how the congress, the house in particular is going to run for the next couple of years. and it's not clear whether or not even that will pass. what do you think? >> you know, a lot of people are coming into this and grum...

capitol hill this today after getting a job he appeared to have literally had to beg representative matt gates for lead into last night. details ahead on the promises mccarthy had to make that when the speakers got. and, latest reaction to the ugly process that even included a dramatic confrontation between gate and mccarthy supporter. this as members wonder, what this chaotic start means for the future of the house. >> do all of these peoples emotions go up and down? at the end of the night, matt got everybody there. president trump helped a lot, but i also think it is them and want...

Moderates to try to get them to support this package, whereas the last two days he had to appeal to the hard right faction of his party. just showing you, and foreshadowing the next two years to come of this delicate dance that mccarthy now, as speaker, is going to have to do in order to get any thing passed on the house floor, any of his priorities in this divided congress. i want you to take a listen to what democratic republic representative roger christian where the told our colleague well alex witt last hour. watch. >> he started out with i think around 21 holdouts, and he negotiated one ...