Kevin McCarthy elected House speaker after 4 days, 15 votes

Name: Kevin McCarthy elected House speaker after 4 days, 15 votes
Uploaded: 2023-01-08T00:29:41Z
Duration: 2 min 3 s
Description: U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-California) clinched enough votes to become House speaker on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks and floor tensions boiling over after a chaotic week that tested the new GOP majority’s ability to govern.

U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-California) clinched enough votes to become House speaker on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks and floor tensions boiling over after a chaotic week that tested the new GOP majority’s ability to govern.

Posted January 7, 2023 6:29pm CST