The House on Wednesday succeeded in electing a new speaker more than three weeks after the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy left the chamber without a leader.
Republicans, who have a narrow majority in the House, struggled to rally around a new candidate to take the speaker’s gavel but found success Wednesday with the nomination of Rep. Mike Johnson. The Louisiana Republican was the fourth Republican to vie for the speakership.Johnson says he looks forward to working with DemocratsJohnson said he was looking forward to working with Jeffries on Wednesday following his election as the 56th speaker of the House.
Johnson won the race to become the next House speaker with 220 votes to Jeffries’ 209, with the votes falling on party lines.Jeffries gave Johnson the gavel Wednesday in the House after lawmakers elected the Louisiana Republican to serve as the chamber’s next speaker. Johnson got 220 votes — one from each of the Republicans on the House floor on Wednesday — while Jeffries got votes from all 209 Democrats present.— House Press Gallery With at least 215 votes in his favor, Johnson appeared on track to win the election to become the next speaker of the House in voting on Wednesday.
Johnson has so far won votes from all Republicans on the House floor. Jeffries has won all votes cast so far by Democrats.The House has begun a vote to choose the chamber’s next leader after three failed votes last week.— House Press Gallery Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., nominated the top Democrat in the House, New York’s Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, to serve as speaker of the House.“On this side of the aisle, we know what leadership looks like,” Aguilar said Wednesday.
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