![]() ![]() Scott Perry, R-Pa., the leader of the Freedom Caucus, asserted that McCarthy cannot be trusted, and tweeted his displeasure that negotiations over rules changes and other concessions were being made public. ![]() “We cannot let personal politics place the safety and security of the United States at risk.”īut McCarthy’s right-flank detractors appeared intent on waiting him out, as long as it takes. “The Biden administration is going unchecked and there is no oversight of the White House,” Republicans Michael McCaul, Mike Rogers and Mike Turner wrote in a joint statement. The incoming Republican chairmen of the House’s Foreign Affairs, Armed Services and Intelligence committees all said national security was at risk. McCarthy is under growing pressure from restless Republicans, and Democrats, to find the votes he needs or step aside, so the House can open fully and get on with the business of governing. “This battle we are waging must end,” Nehls told his colleagues.ĭonalds was the holdouts’ choice, nominated this round by staunch McCarthy opponent Matt Rosendale of Montana. For the ninth ballot, a member of the conservative Freedom Caucus, Troy Nehls of Texas, made the nomination. Republican Brian Mast of Florida, a veteran, appeared to wipe away a tear as he nominated McCarthy on the eighth, and insisted the California Republican was not like past GOP speakers who are derided by conservatives. Congress and on track himself to become speaker some day.Īnother Black Republican, newly elected John James, nominated McCarthy on the seventh ballot. Byron Donalds of Florida, assuring the stalemate that increasingly carried undercurrents of race and politics would continue.ĭonalds, who is Black, is seen as an emerging party leader and GOP counterpoint to the Democratic leader, Jeffries, who is the first Black leader of a major political party in the U.S. Republican Party holdouts repeatedly put forward the name of Rep. ![]() He has won the most votes on every ballot but also remained short of a majority. What started as a political novelty, the first time since 1923 a nominee had not won the gavel on the first vote, has devolved into a bitter Republican Party feud and deepening potential crisis.ĭemocrat Hakeem Jeffries of New York was re-nominated by Democrats. “We’re having good discussions and I think everyone wants to find a solution,” McCarthy told reporters shortly before the House gaveled in its third session.ĭespite endless talks, signs of concessions and a public spectacle unlike any other in recent political memory, the path ahead remained highly uncertain. McCarthy could be seen talking, one on one, in whispered conversations in the House chamber, and met privately earlier with colleagues determined to persuade Republican holdouts to end the paralyzing debate that has blighted his new GOP majority. Lauren Boebert of Colorado who nominated a new alternative, Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, and urged colleagues to consider a future without McCarthy: “We need a leader who is not of the broken system.” ![]()
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