Mc Carthy wins House Speaker in Final Vote

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10 PM Live Vote Feed (Not Active) News:

McCarthy tells reporters “We’re going to win.”

Kevin McCarthy tells CNN’s @mkraju he believes he will have the votes to be elected House Speaker tonight.

Asked how he knows that, McCarthy responds, “Because I count.” pic.twitter.com/DsCfQHrQH0

— The Recount (@therecount) January 6, 2023

McCarthy just told me he has the votes to be elected speaker tonight

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 6, 2023

Indeed, things seem tense within the “Never Kevin” camp.

Paul Gosar has laid down his sword. He votes for McCarthy on the 12th Round of Voting.

Gosar appeared agitated as he spoke with Matt Gaetz moments before casting his vote. Gosar quickly exited the floor to thunderous applause from GOP moderates. pic.twitter.com/DZBcivX8RK

— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) January 6, 2023

 

Live House vote- Insert by (TLB) editors via Just the News

Watch: Day four of House speaker vote

Hopes of a Thursday night deal were dashed, as the Washington Examiner‘s Juliegrace Brufke reports “No GOP conference meeting tonight, but will hold a phone call to discuss the path forward tomorrow morning, I’m told.”

And as the Wall Street Journal notes, while some of the GOP holdouts have ‘stepped up the pace of discussion’ during the third day of voting – it’s unknown whether enough anti-McCarthy members could potentially change their votes to give McCarthy the job. Thus far, he has lost 11 votes.

“We’re still working — that’s a good sign,” said Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX).

The stalemate has left House Republicans fractured after they reclaimed the majority in the November election and has stopped all other business in the chamber. McCarthy has tried to break the deadlock by offering significant concessions on House rules that would weaken his power and his ability to control hard-liners in his party, which raise the risk of chaos on issues like the debt ceiling and government spending. -Bloomberg

Throughout the day on Thursday, the office of #3 Republican Tom Emmer of Minnesota became ground zero for negotiations between McCarthy’s side and some of the holdouts – which included Reps. Scott Perry, chair of the conservative Freedo Caucus, Chip Roy, Byron Donalds and Ralph Norman were seen shuffling in and out of, according to the report.

Others involved in the discussions included Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, co-chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus, and Dusty Johnson, who heads the Main Street caucus.

One of the holdouts, Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina suggested he could be convinced to swap his vote from “no” to “yes” if he likes the deal. Norman has been pushing for term limits for lawmakers and a balanced budget, as well as a commitment to use the upcoming debt ceiling debates to cut spending.

That said, McCarthy could still fall short – as Reps. such as Matt Gaetz (FL) and KLauren Boebert (CO) appear to be in the “Never Kevin” camp.

McCarthy ally Brian Fitzpatrick, co-chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus, suggested that negotiations could extend through the weekend.

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The House will reconvene at noon on Friday.

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(TLB) published this (edited) article from ZeroHedge as written by Tyler Durden

Header featured image (edited) credit:  Congress in chamber/orginal ZH article

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