The new 119th Congress begins with Republicans controlling both chambers, but the House faces an immediate challenge: electing a speaker. Mike Johnson, the party's nominee, faces opposition from some Republicans, potentially delaying the start of the new legislative session.
Congress begins a new session Friday with Republicans now leading both chambers. The House will need to elect a speaker before it can do anything else. Republicans on Friday will begin laying the groundwork for a second Trump administration as they officially take over the majority in both chambers of Congress and try to elect a speaker of the House before they tackle other critical business.
If no Republican can secure a simple majority of all House members — 218 votes if all are present — the chamber would remain paralyzed, unable to conduct any other business until a majority agrees on a speaker. That means members-elect could not be sworn in, House committees could not be constituted, and bills could not be introduced or voted on.
“I hope not. I hope not. I hope not,” Barr said when he was asked whether it will again take multiple ballots to elect a speaker. “Unity is our strength and our leverage. ... Do we really need to be spending multiple rounds fighting with one another?” Johnson, pressed Thursday by Fox Business host and former Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow to pursue the one-bill strategy, kept his powder dry, saying that there is a"compelling case" for it but that Republicans are still evaluating the path forward.
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