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2023-10-18T17:11:18-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZGVmXC8wMDFcLzE2OTc2NjM0ODdfMDAxLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19The House returned to adjourn for the day. Earlier, Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) for the second time fell short of the 217 votes needed to become speaker of the House. Twenty-two members of his own party voted for someone else. Because there was not a speaker, the House could not conduct any legislative business. This was the second floor vote since Representative McCarthy was ousted on October 3 when he failed to get enough votes to retain his leadership position. In that vote, eight Republicans and all Democrats voted in favor of the motion to vacate the chair, the first time in House history members had voted to remove the speaker.
The House returned to adjourn for the day. Earlier, Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) for the second time fell short of the 217 votes needed… read more
2023-10-18T17:11:18-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZGVmXC8wMDFcLzE2OTc2NjM0ODdfMDAxLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19The House returned to adjourn for the day. Earlier, Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) for the second time fell short of the 217 votes needed to become speaker of the House. Twenty-two members of his own party voted for someone else. Because there was not a speaker, the House could not conduct any legislative business. This was the second floor vote since Representative McCarthy was ousted on October 3 when he failed to get enough votes to retain his leadership position. In that vote, eight Republicans and all Democrats voted in favor of the motion to vacate the chair, the first time in House history members had voted to remove the speaker.
The House returned to adjourn for the day. Earlier, Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) for the second time fell short of the 217 votes needed… read more
The House returned to adjourn for the day. Earlier, Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) for the second time fell short of the 217 votes needed to become speaker of the House. Twenty-two members of his own party voted for someone else. Because there was not a speaker, the House could not conduct any legislative business. This was the second floor vote since Representative McCarthy was ousted on October 3 when he failed to get enough votes to retain his leadership position. In that vote, eight Republicans and all Democrats voted in favor of the motion to vacate the chair, the first time in House history members had voted to remove the speaker. close
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