Byron Donalds quoted Ronald Regan when asked by Fox News Digital Friday if he trusts Kevin McCarthy to lead the GOP as House speaker in the new Congress.
Congressman-elect Byron Donalds, a Republican from Florida, invoked Ronald Reagan when asked if he can trust Kevin McCarthy.
"And what this agreement does, it allows the members of Congress to verify the trust that we're instilling in Kevin McCarthy. Or that I perceive we are going to instill …" he said.in the 12th round of votes Friday but still fell short of the majority he needs to win election as House speaker. The House adjourned until 10 p.m. after the 13th vote, and McCarthy said he expects to clinch the vote then.
from over 200 pro-McCarthy Republicans and switched their votes after feeling confident about an agreement on the table. Rep.-elect Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., was among the 13 members who switched their votes to support McCarthy Friday, inching the House majority leader toward House speakership.
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