House Deadlocks In Vote For New Speaker

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🗓️ 4 January 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

The 118th Congress began its work today, and the first order of business for the House was to select a new speaker. However, after multiple rounds of voting, no candidate achieved a clear majority of voting members — meaning the House can't conduct any official business. California Republican Kevin McCarthy, widely expected to accede to the position, faced notable opposition from members of his own party.

This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh, and senior political editor & correspondent Domenico Montanaro.

This episode was produced by Elena Moore and Casey Morell. It was edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Research and fact-checking by Katherine Swartz. Thanks to Lexie Schapitl.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Jacob from Oakland, California. It's been quite a week.
0:04.0	Started off with a flight canceled in Charleston, South Carolina, headed home.
0:08.3	Then two days later, a flight canceled in Atlanta, headed home.
0:11.8	So now we are in the car driving across the country, went from Birmingham to Tulsa yesterday.
0:17.4	And today we go to Dallas where there should be a flight that will send us back to Oakland.
0:22.6	This podcast was recorded at 536 PM on Tuesday, January 3rd.
0:27.8	Things may have changed by the time you hear this podcast.
0:30.8	But I don't know where we'll be.
0:33.2	We're going to be somewhere. Enjoy the show.
0:38.8	Well, it's one way to see America might not be the way you chose, but it's definitely a way.
0:43.2	Listen to a lot of podcasts on that trip.
0:45.2	Absolutely.
0:46.2	That's true. That's just not a fun thing to be doing.
0:48.8	Not at all. Hey there. It's the MPR Politics podcast.
0:52.2	I'm Susan Davis. I cover politics.
0:54.0	I'm dear Dervolche. I cover Congress.
0:55.6	And I'm Dominican Montenora Senior Political Editor and correspondent.
0:58.8	And we're coming to you a little later in the day than usual because it's been a historic day on Capitol Hill.
1:04.8	It's the first day of the new Congress and for the first time in a century,
1:09.2	the election to pick a speaker of the house has gone to multiple ballots.
1:13.2	No persons have been received a majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname.
1:20.0	A speaker has not been elected.
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