Brooklyn's own Hakeem Jeffries, the newly minted House Democratic Leader, won the first two rounds of voting for the House speaker over Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA) — but he fell short of the 218-vote majority needed to win the post.
Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy — though he fell short of the 218-vote majority needed to win the post.
The House will enter additional rounds until one candidate wins a 218-seat majority. McCarthy is the first nominee for speaker by the majority partyThe deadlock could be broken any number of ways, most likely through backroom negotiating. A compromise candidate may also eventually emerge, and the vote does not necessarily have to come along party lines.
While presenting McCarthy’s bid for the speakership, Republican New York Congress Member Elise Stefanik, who represents much of the North Country, said that his leadership will be a much needed antidote to the past two years of Democrats controlling the House, U.S. Senate and the White House. “No matter how many times it takes,” said Congress Member Nicole Malliotakis , while casting her vote.
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