Rep. Byron Donalds caused a stir in the House of Representatives on Tuesday when he switched his vote for the speaker of the chamber away from GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy.
He said that McCarthy does have the ability to get to the threshold but"there’s a lot of work to be done."
"I think just if you're going to ask members to vote over and over and over again to try to wear people down, I think it actually has the opposite effect," he said."My view has been for us to call a recess, get in a room, figure it out, have those conversations and then go back to the floor." WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 03: U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik , Rep. Jim Jordan , Rep. Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy talk as the House of Representatives holds their vote for Speaker of the House on the first day of the 118th Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 03, 2023 in Washington, DC.Shortly after the vote, the House moved to adjourn until noon on Wednesday, meaning that the chamber will not be electing a speaker until at least that time.
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