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The House adjourned on Wednesday following a sixth round of voting in which a coalition of conservatives blocked Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)’s bid to become speaker, but his path to the gavel may still be viable after one leader of the anti-McCarthy faction said Wednesday negotiations have made “progress.”
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) (ພາບໂດຍ Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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McCarthy netted 201 Republican votes in the sixth round of voting on Wednesday—17 short of the 218 majority needed to win—after becoming the first speaker candidate since 1923 who failed to win on the first round of voting Tuesday.
Twenty Republicans voted for Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) on Wednesday, while all 212 Democrats voted for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), and Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) voted present.
The House adjourned following the sixth round of voting on Wednesday until 8 p.m.
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Md.), one of the five members of the “Never Kevin” coalition of anti-McCarthy conservatives, told reporters that negotiations on Wednesday “have been more productive in the last two hours than they’ve been in a long time,” though he did not specify the terms, The Hill ລາຍງານ.
The Republican infighting has showcased the deep divisions within the party and its conservative faction: Rep. Dan Crenshaw (Tx.), one of the conservatives backing McCarthy, complained Wednesday that McCarthy’s dissenters don’t seem to have a clear plan to move the election forward, telling the ຕອບວໍຊິງຕັນ they should “tell us what you actually want, or shut up.”
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), who has voted against McCarthy in all six rounds, spoke in broad terms about the McCarthy defectors’ concerns when she nominated Donalds ahead of the fifth round of voting on Wednesday, noting their requests for House rules changes and more border security; she also criticized Congress’ passage of the $1.7 trillion fiscal year 2023 budget in December before Republicans regained control of the House.
McCarthy earlier said he was entering Day 2 with the “same game plan as yesterday,” expressing no plans to bow out of the race, he told reporters on Wednesday.
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“Byron has a big mind and he’s big in stature as well. He’s very nice. But I will tell you this: in a negotiation and [in] negotiations with Chuck Schumer, I wouldn’t want to be on the other side of Byron Donalds,” Perry said as he nominated Donalds ahead of a sixth round of voting on Wednesday. “He knows that Washington is broken.”
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McCarthy risks losing at least one more vote, from Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), who said Wednesday he told McCarthy he will need to step aside at some point, The Hill reported.
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ພວກອະນຸລັກນິຍົມໄດ້ຮຽກຮ້ອງໃຫ້ມີການປ່ຽນແປງກົດລະບຽບຂອງສະພາຊຸດໃໝ່ຈາກການເປັນຜູ້ນຳ GOP ທີ່ເຂົ້າມາກ່ອນການເລືອກຕັ້ງໃນວັນອັງຄານ. ໃນບັນດາພວກເຂົາ, ພວກເຂົາຕ້ອງການການເປັນຕົວແທນເພີ່ມເຕີມໃນຄະນະກໍາມະການແລະຄະນະພິເສດເພື່ອດໍາເນີນການສືບສວນຕ່າງໆໃນການບໍລິຫານ Biden, ລວມທັງການຈັດການໂລກລະບາດ Covid-19, ນະໂຍບາຍຊາຍແດນແລະການສືບສວນຂອງເຈົ້າຫນ້າທີ່ລັດຖະບານກາງຕໍ່ອະດີດປະທານາທິບໍດີ Donald Trump ແລະ 6 ມັງກອນ Capitol. ການຈະລາຈົນ. ບາງທີທີ່ໂດດເດັ່ນທີ່ສຸດ, ພວກເຂົາຍັງຕ້ອງການເຮັດໃຫ້ມັນງ່າຍຕໍ່ການຂັບໄລ່ຜູ້ເວົ້າໂດຍການຫຼຸດລະດັບການລົງຄະແນນສຽງສໍາລັບການເລີ່ມຕົ້ນຂະບວນການ, ເຊິ່ງເອີ້ນວ່າ "ການເຄື່ອນໄຫວທີ່ຈະລາອອກ." McCarthy, ໃນການຕອບສະຫນອງຢ່າງເປັນທາງການຄັ້ງທໍາອິດຂອງລາວຕໍ່ກັບຄໍາຮ້ອງຂໍທີ່ອອກໃນທ້າຍອາທິດ, ໄດ້ຕົກລົງທີ່ຈະຫຼຸດລົງຂອບເຂດສໍາລັບການບັງຄັບໃຫ້ຄະແນນສຽງຈາກສ່ວນໃຫຍ່ຂອງກອງປະຊຸມ (ສິ່ງທີ່ຕ້ອງການໃນປັດຈຸບັນ) ໃຫ້ແກ່ສະມາຊິກຫ້າຄົນ. ລາວຍັງໄດ້ຕົກລົງທີ່ຈະສ້າງຕັ້ງອະນຸກໍາມະການຕຸລາການຂອງສະພາເພື່ອທົບທວນຄືນ "ການທໍາລາຍອາວຸດຂອງລັດຖະບານກາງ", ລວມທັງການລ່ວງລະເມີດທີ່ຖືກກ່າວຫາໂດຍ FBI ແລະພະແນກຍຸຕິທໍາ.
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Trump on Wednesday urged Republicans to coalesce behind McCarthy ahead of the fourth round of voting, warning that failing to elect him could “TURN A GREAT TRIUMPH INTO A GIANT & EMBARRASSING DEFEAT,” he wrote on Truth Social.
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Several scenarios could end the voting process, which would presumably continue indefinitely until a speaker is elected. McCarthy could concede to rules changes conservatives have demanded, including the makeup of committees and prioritization of legislation, in order to win their votes. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.)’s name is being floated as the most likely alternative to McCarthy, though Scalise, who is supporting McCarthy, has not publicly expressed a desire to become speaker and McCarthy has given no indication he is ready to step aside. Republicans could also work with Democrats to elect a more moderate candidate, such as retired Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), who told The Detroit News on Tuesday he is interested in the role if it would put an “end to the dysfunction.” House rules do not require the speaker to be a sitting member of Congress.
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ກ່ອນການເລືອກຕັ້ງກາງສະໄໝ, ທ່ານ McCarthy – ຜູ້ໄດ້ຂຶ້ນຄະແນນເປັນຜູ້ນຳພັກຣີພັບບລິກັນ ໃນໄລຍະ 16 ປີທີ່ທ່ານດຳລົງຕຳແໜ່ງໃນລັດຖະສະພາ ໄດ້ຖືກເຫັນວ່າເປັນຜູ້ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມໃນການເປັນປະທານສະພາຄົນຕໍ່ໄປ. ແຕ່ການສະແດງໃຫ້ເຫັນທີ່ຮ້າຍແຮງກວ່າທີ່ຄາດໄວ້ຂອງພັກໄດ້ເຮັດໃຫ້ເຂົາເຈົ້າມີສຽງສ່ວນຫຼາຍພຽງ 222 ບ່ອນນັ່ງໃນສະພາຕ່ຳ, 213-XNUMX, ແລະໄດ້ໃຫ້ພວກອະນຸລັກນິຍົມໃຊ້ອຳນາດຫຼາຍກວ່າເກົ່າເພື່ອເຈລະຈາຮຽກຮ້ອງໃຫ້ກອງປະຊຸມ ເພື່ອແລກປ່ຽນກັບການສະໜັບສະໜູນທ່ານ McCarthy.
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ການປະມູນຂອງລໍາໂພງ McCarthy: 1 ໃນ 5 ສະມາຊິກ GOP 'ບໍ່ເຄີຍ Kevin' ຈະຕ້ອງຖ້ໍາເພື່ອໃຫ້ລາວຊະນະ (Forbes)
Kevin McCarthy Fends off ສິ່ງທ້າທາຍສໍາລັບການແຕ່ງຕັ້ງປະທານສະພາ - ແຕ່ຍັງບໍ່ມີຄະແນນສຽງທີ່ຈະຊະນະ (Forbes)
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2023/01/04/kevin-mccarthy-loses-sixth-round-of-votes-in-chaotic-speaker-election-as-gop-claims-progress-in-negotiations/