BREAKING House delays seventh speaker ballot until Thursday following raucous vote to adjourn
Democrats objected in a voice vote, asking for a roll call vote on whether to adjourn. The contentious vote ended with 216 votes in favor of adjourning and 214 against, while two lawmakers from each party did not vote. The body will reconvene at noon Thursday.
The four Republicans who joined Democrats in trying to force another vote Wednesday night were Reps. Andy Biggs , Lauren Boebert , Eli Crane , and Matt Gaetz . The clerk's attempts to end the vote were met with yelling as lawmakers apparently took their time deciding which way they would vote. Democrats hollered"one more vote" as the clerk tried several times to end the count after time ran out.
— Washington Free Beacon January 5, 2023 McCarthy hopes to keep talks going through the night with the 20 Republicans who blocked his bid on the six previous votes. He said coming out of meetings with his detractors that the two sides made progress since the last vote around 4 p.m.
During the recess, McCarthy's allies held a press conference where they reaffirmed their support for the leader and said they wouldn't"unconditionally surrender" to just 20 of their colleagues. McCarthy spent the time meeting with his critics, who today backed Rep. Byron Donalds for speaker.This is the first time since 1923 that choosing the speaker has taken more than one ballot. Each of the votes is recorded by individual roll call in alphabetical order.
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