Kevin McCarthy flipped more than a dozen votes for speaker Friday in a huge step forward in potentially ending the stalemate in Washington, but he still isn't speaker yet. LisaRoznerTV reports.
flipped more than a dozen votes for speaker Friday in a huge step forward in potentially ending the stalemate in Washington, but he still isn't speaker yet.
McCarthy had this to say when asked how he flipped them: "I think sitting and talking, just talking through it."McCarthy gains several GOP votes but still lacks majority to win House speaker "The folks that I serve with, leadership and rank and file like me, are all engaged aggressively and in earnest to try to get a decision," he said."You call this a deal, I just call it caving to all the demands. It's like watching a hostage situation. It's really depressing," Rep. Andy Kim said.
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