McCarthy, who has represented Bakersfield in the House since 2007, is now the second consecutive House Speaker from California, following Nancy Pelosi.
This week, Elex Michaelson discusses the unforgettable fight over the Speaker of the House.Tuesday, the 118th Congress convened in Washington, D.C.. The first order of business? Elect a Speaker of the House, presumably House Majority LeaderFour days, and fifteen rounds of voting later, during which time anti-McCarthy holdouts cast their votes for the likes of Rep. Byron Donalds , Rep. Jim Jordan , and even former President Donald Trump, McCarthy finally was handed the gavel.
Amid the historic stalemate, California Congressman Mike Garcia stopped by "The Issue Is" to take Elex Michaelson behind-the-scenes of the chaos, the negotiations, and the crucial rule changes that ultimately sealed the deal for Speaker McCarthy. "t took a little longer probably than most elections for Speaker of the House, but you know what, Elex, what we did in that time frame was negotiate our rules package - and a lot of folks don't really know what goes into these rules, but these rules are really the way that we make sure that we prevent things like out of control spending and out of control legislating, these are rules that allow us, when we submit a bill that it only addresses one issue at a time, or that when we vote...
GOLDSMITH’S CENTRAL TAKE: "Well, some say this is about spending. It's clearly not about spending because they were perfectly comfortable with Donald Trump's record-breaking spending. Some say that it it isn't personal, but it clearly is personal because, you know, it's about their perception of Kevin McCarthy's effectiveness or not or ineffectiveness as a leader.
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