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Experience in whip counting. but he probably isn't wrong that right now as we speak kevin mccarthy doesn't have the 218 he needs to become speaker. that vote will happen in january. by the entire house of representatives and as jessica just pointed out what you'll see today is a vote for the majority of his caucus that he believes he's likely to get. and people close to mccarthy who i'm talking to even before coming on with you, they are bullish on the idea that most of the republican members, incoming and existing, realize there is just no one else who could get that magic 218. we'll see. i r...

Take a vote on this. >> this is key because we know there are any number of pieces of legislation that has to do with voting rights that mitch mcconnell can just kill. in this case he has to take it up? >> yes, he does. that's the way that the law is written and the way the joint resolution is he has to take it up. that will put a lot of pressure on republicans and democrats to make a decision on what they are going to do. are they going to side with the president and giving away the power that congress has? and a lot of these projects are in districts that are very red, military projects wher...

Floor for a vote t. has to get a simple majority. it will go to the senate side and the senate will be forced to take a vote on this. >> this is key because we know there are any number of pieces of legislation that has to do with voting rights that mitch mcconnell can just kill. in this case he has to take it up? >> yes, he does. that's the way that the law is written and the way the joint resolution is he has to take it up. that will put a lot of pressure on republicans and democrats to make a decision on what they are going to do. are they going to side with the president and giving away th...

Puzder to withdraw his nomination. how many republicans are behind this push to get rid of him, manu raju? >> reporter: i'm told by senior republicans that there's a message that's been sent to the white house and it's this. withdraw andrew puzder's nomination as labor secretary because they have done their whip counting and they don't have the votes to confirm him. i'll told by a senior republican source that there are four republican who is will definitely vote "no" on puzder and there can be no more than two defections in order for him to get confirmed. in addition, i'm hearing there are as...