Democrats are breaking out the popcorn as a group of hard-line conservatives dig their heels in to deny Kevin McCarthy, the GOP's speaker nominee, the gavel.
The California Republican failed to garner the 218 votes needed to win the speakership after 19 Republicans voted against him on the first and second ballots. The members, either part of or aligned with the conservative House Freedom Caucus, have laid out a steep set of demands for McCarthy in order to win his vote, including major changes to the House rules.After the third ballot, 20 Republicans are backing Rep.
Democrats are relishing the infighting as their entire conference votes for Minority Leader-elect Hakeem Jeffries , publicly carrying bags of popcorn as tensions across the aisle increase. Rep. Ruben Gallego posted to Twitter a picture of a large popcorn bucket in a break room and said the Democrats will snack on it"till the Republicans get their act together."— Melanie Zanona January 3, 2023 Rep. Ted Lieu posted a picture of himself with a bag of popcorn, captioned,"About to go to the House Floor."— Ted Lieu January 3, 2023 Two Illinois Democrats, Reps. Jan Schakowsky and Robin Kelly, gave a shoutout to Chicago staple Garrett Popcorn.
Happy first day of the 118th Congress! I can’t wait to continue my work on behalf of Illinois’ 9th Congressional District. It could be a long day, plus I want to celebrate my 35 new Democratic colleagues, so I brought Chicago’s best, @GarrettPopcorn, to share with everyone! pic.twitter.com/uFaw3f2Y8k— Robin Kelly January 3, 2023 CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINERThe sun set on Tuesday without a winner in the speaker's election after three roll call votes.
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