Speaker McCarthy. But at What Cost?

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🗓️ 9 January 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Representative Kevin McCarthy’s bid to become speaker of the House turned into a rolling disaster last week, played out over five long days and 15 rounds of voting. Today, the inside story of how it went so wrong — and what he was forced to give up in order to finally win. Guest: Catie Edmondson, a congressional correspondent for The New York Times.

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0:25.6	The next order of business is the election of the speaker of the House of Representatives
0:37.4	for the 118 Congress.
0:40.0	Nominations are now in order.
0:44.2	From the New York Times, I'm Michael Babbaro.
0:46.8	This is the Daily.
0:48.5	Today.
0:49.5	Madam Clerk, on behalf of the House for Public in Conference, I rise today to nominate
0:54.4	the gentleman from California, Mr. Kevin McCarthy, as Speaker of the People's House.
0:58.9	So I humbly ask for your support.
1:04.5	The inside story of how Kevin McCarthy's bid for House Speaker, have been received
1:10.0	a majority of the whole number of votes cast.
1:12.6	A speaker has not been elected.
1:15.4	Turned into a rolling disaster.
1:17.6	The House set to try to elect a speaker again today after two days of...
1:21.8	Well, it's Groundhog Day.
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