Kevin McCarthy lost support from some Republicans in his bid for House speaker, as Rep. -elect Victoria Spartz, R-Ind. switched her vote to present on Wednesday.
Republican Florida Rep.-elect Kat Cammack weighs in on the fight in the House GOP over who should be voted in as the next House speaker on 'Special Report.'McCarthy is facing serious headwinds in his bid to become House speaker, as he hasn't gained a majority of votes in six rounds of voting.
In explaining her vote, Spartz said that no Republicans have the votes needed to become House speaker. "We have a constitutional duty to elect the Speaker of the House, but we have to deliberate further as a Republican conference until we have enough votes and stop wasting everyone's time. None of the Republican candidates have this number yet. That's why I voted present after all votes were cast," Spartz said on Wednesday afternoon.
Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., traveled to the Ukraine-Poland border the weekend of March 4, 2022, to see firsthand the humanitarian crisis created by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.flipped his vote on Tuesday and said that he wants"a resolution.
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