Kevin McCarthy Seeks To Lock Up Speakership In Late Night Vote Amid Uncertainty Over GOP Holdouts
deadline.comKevin McCarthy sought to lock up the votes to be elected speaker of the House as the yet-to-be-sworn-in members elected gathered for a late-night 14th roll call.
The vote will be close. In the most recent roll call, McCarthy mustered 114 votes, again falling short of a majority, with six Republicans still holding out.
There was buzz that some of them, like Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who earlier gave a blistering floor speech against McCarthy, would simply vote “present” and lower the threshold he needed to win.
CNN reported that Gaetz was seen walking out of McCarthy’s office, but he would not say how he would vote. There also was an expectation that two Republicans who have been absent from Friday’s roll calls would return, again helping McCarthy’s chances.
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