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2023-01-03T11:58:53-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMjRjXC8wMDFcLzE2NzI3NjUyMTFfMDAxLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19As the 118th Congress began, the House of Representatives for the first time since 1923 did not elect a speaker on the first vote. Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) failed on three attempts to get the majority 218 votes needed to become speaker. The House then adjourned until the following day. Because there was no speaker, new and returning members of Congress were not sworn in. Throughout the proceedings, C-SPAN cameras showed scenes from the chamber floor. Normally, the political majority in the House of Representatives controls the cameras in floor proceedings. The one exception is the day of the election of the speaker, when C-SPAN is allowed to control its own cameras.
As the 118th Congress began, the House of Representatives for the first time since 1923 did not elect a speaker on the first vote. Republica…
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As the 118th Congress began, the House of Representatives for the first time since 1923 did not elect a speaker on the first vote. Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) failed on three attempts to get the majority 218 votes needed to become speaker. The House then adjourned until the following day. Because there was no speaker, new and returning members of Congress were not sworn in. Throughout the proceedings, C-SPAN cameras showed scenes from the chamber floor. Normally, the political majority in the House of Representatives controls the cameras in floor proceedings. The one exception is the day of the election of the speaker, when C-SPAN is allowed to control its own cameras. close
As the 118th Congress began, the House of Representatives for the first time since 1923 did not elect a speaker on the first vote. Republica… read more
As the 118th Congress began, the House of Representatives for the first time since 1923 did not elect a speaker on the first vote. Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) failed on three attempts to get the majority 218 votes needed to become speaker. The House then adjourned until the following day. Because there was no speaker, new and returning members of Congress were not sworn in. Throughout the proceedings, C-SPAN cameras showed scenes from the chamber floor. Normally, the political majority in the House of Representatives controls the cameras in floor proceedings. The one exception is the day of the election of the speaker, when C-SPAN is allowed to control its own cameras. close
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