BREAKING: 19 Republicans Block Kevin McCarthy’s Bid For House Speaker
More than a dozen Republican lawmakers rejected Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) bid for House Speaker during a floor vote Tuesday afternoon.
McCarthy won 203 votes in the first round. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-NY, received 212 votes. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-AZ, received 10 votes. Rep. Jim Jordan (R–OH) received 6 vote. Rep. Jim Banks, R-IN, received 1 voter. Ex-Rep. Lee Zeldin (R–NY) received one vote. Rep. Byron Donalds (R–FL) received 1.
Now, the vote for speaker goes to a second round. This was last done in 1923.
The Republicans who blocked McCarthy’s bid included Reps. Dan Bishop (NC), Lauren Boebert (CO), Josh Brecheen (OK), Mike Cloud (TX), Andrew Clyde (GA), Eli Crane (AZ), Matt Gaetz (FL), Bob Good (VA), Paul Gosar (AZ), Andy Harris (MD), Anna Paulina Luna (FL), Mary Miller (IL), Ralph Norman (SC), Andy Ogles (TN), Scott Perry (PA), Matt Rosendale (MT), Chip Roy (TX), Keith Self (TX), and Biggs.
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