HAPPENING NOW: Complete live coverage as Kevin McCarthy battles for the speaker's gavel in the new House for a second day.
House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and Vice Chair Ted Lieu blasted Republicans for their prolonged speaker fight in a press conference following a caucus meeting, with Aguilar calling the result"a crisis of the Congress."
Some Kevin McCarthy allies have been pushing for the delay, so they can continue to engage in talks behind the scenes.Win Mcnamee/Getty Images "That's not my problem," Biden offered reporters."I just think it's a little embarrassing, that it's taking so long and the way that they're dealing with each other. And the rest of the world is looking, they're looking at can we get our act together."
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