DAY 714: First failed Speaker vote in 100 years

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🗓️ 4 January 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Rep. Kevin McCarthy lost the first three rounds of votes after a group of Republican holdouts rejected him as Speaker. It marks the first time in a century that the House failed to elect a new Speaker on the first ballot. It all comes as Democrats stood united behind its new leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries. Plus, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is still in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest during the Bengals game Monday night. Ryan Nobles, Luke Broadwater, Reed Galen, Rep. Colin Allred, Charlie Sykes, Jennifer Palmieri, and Tom Winter join.

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0:00.0	tonight the cracks in the Republican Party on full display on Capitol Hill and
0:07.2	still no speaker something that hasn't happened in 100 years all of today's
0:13.2	drama from the House floor and what's been going on behind closed doors tonight
0:18.0	and the only person having a worse night than Kevin McCarthy George Santos
0:23.1	sitting alone in the last row of the House chamber facing cameras and
0:27.5	questions about his entire resume then an outpouring of support across the
0:32.9	country for Buffalo Bill's player Jamar Hamlin an update on his condition and
0:37.8	mid concerns about safety in the NFL as the 11th hour gets underway on this
0:42.8	Tuesday night
0:48.9	Good evening once again I'm Stephanie Rule the first day of the new Congress
0:53.8	ended in a stalemate and without a speaker today was supposed to be all about
0:58.6	the Republicans celebrating taking control of the House but it quickly turned
1:02.7	into a battle as hard right GOP members blocked Kevin McCarthy's bid for House
1:07.5	speaker during three separate votes it is the first time in a century that the
1:12.4	House failed to elect a new speaker on the first ballot the House is now
1:16.3	adjourned until tomorrow at noon tonight NBC News shot this video of pizzas on
1:22.1	their way into the speaker's office where McCarthy has been meeting with
1:26.1	members of his caucus and McCarthy says he is not dropping out of the race for
1:30.9	speaker
1:33.1	uh... members are talking we're walking through i think we'll find our way to get
1:37.1	there and uh...
1:38.6	this is a healthy debate might not happen on the day we want to put it to
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