Reps. Andy Biggs and Eli Crane from Arizona voted 'present' in the final vote, allowing McCarthy, R-Calif., to become speaker.
a video on Twitter Friday before the final vote explaining why he opposed McCarthy, and explained his motive."I didn't ever ask for anything. I did not ask for a committee assignment. I didn't ask for any pieces of my legislation to be brought to the floor," he said."I want good leadership ..."
After McCarthy assumed his role as speaker, House business officially could commence, including the swearing in of the members.. McCarthy believed he had the votes to win in the 14th round, but fell one short after Gaetz joined Boebert in voting present. The four Republicans had voted that round for other candidates as speaker. Crane selected Biggs, who was also a candidate on Jan. 3 when the voting began, as speaker. Biggs picked Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, as he had in the 12th and 13th rounds. Crane had supported Jordan in the 13th round, after choosing Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Colo., in rounds 10 through 12.
"After 11 votes against, I have cast my 12th vote for Kevin McCarthy, voting with Representatives Jim Jordan, Byron Donalds, Chip Roy, and with support from President Trump – because we all know that now is the time to fight the Biden administration and the new woke socialist Left," Gosar said in a statement."The people wanted me to drain the swamp. The swamp is not a person. It’s the rules. The rules that govern the people. I changed the rules. I changed the swamp.
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