It had been a century since the last time a House Speaker candidate had not won election on the first ballot.
"Maybe the right person for the Speaker of the House isn't someone who has sold shares of himself for more than a decade to get it," Gaetz said."Maybe Jim Jordan is the right person for Speaker of the House because he is not beholden to the lobbyists and special interest that have corrupted this place and corrupted this nation under the leadership of both Republicans and Democrats.
The additional round of voting was historic. And it's only the 15th time a House Speaker election went beyond one round of voting. "They don't seem to be making any kind of progress," said West Palm Beach Democratic Congresswoman Lois Frankel."The Republicans are in chaos. I can't interpret it for you."
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