Kevin McCarthy not only wasn’t giving up, he was sounding optimistic after calling off a night-time session.
as House speaker or come up with a new strategy to end the political chaos that has tarnished the start of their new majority.
In fact, McCarthy saw his support slip to 201, as one fellow Republican switched to vote simply present. “Well, it’s Groundhog Day,” said Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., in nominating McCarthy on the sixth ballot. The House gaveled in at noon, but no other work could be done — swearing in new members, forming committees, tackling legislation, investigating the Biden administration — until the speaker was elected.
The disorganized start to the new Congress pointed to difficulties ahead with Republicans now in control of the House. A new generation of conservative Republicans, many aligned with Trump’s Make America Great Again agenda, want to upend business as usual in Washington, and were committed to stopping McCarthy’s rise without concessions to their priorities.
“I do think members on both sides of this are getting a lot of pressure now,” said Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla. “So I think the message from home is, ‘Hey, sort this stuff out, we don’t have time for the small stuff and the egos.’”
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