Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Thursday declared an end to the controversial practice of proxy voting that allowed lawmakers to cast their votes remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. “No more proxy voting,” McCarthy declared. “Effective immediately, Members of Congress have to show up to work if they want their vote to count.” The…
McCarthy Declares End of Controversial Proxy Voting in House of Representatives
New Select China Committee Approved by House on Bipartisan Vote
January 10, 2023
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House Republicans and Democrats united in a rare display of bipartisanship on January 10 to create a new Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) The vote on final passage of the authorizing resolution was 365 to 65, with 146 Democrats joining all 222 Republicans in…
House Votes to Adopt Rules Package That Dissidents Demanded, McCarthy Accepted
January 9, 2023
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Republicans held a spirited debate over the proposed rules to govern how the House of Representatives does its business in the 118th Congress and then adopted a major package of reforms they say will restore accountability and transparency for the public. The 55-page rules package was approved on a 220–213 vote that followed Republicans defeating…
Experts: Speaker Vote Was Healthy Deliberation, Not the Media’s ‘Chaos, Confusion’
January 9, 2023
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News Analysis Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) 15-roll-call route to becoming Speaker of the House was not the “chaos and confusion” claimed by Democrats and the mainstream media, but the deliberative debate intended by the authors of the Constitution, according to a wide spectrum of legislative experts. “What we’re talking about is writing the fundamental rules governing…
McCarthy, Jeffries Launch 118th Congress With Preview of Intense Partisanship to Come
January 7, 2023
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Newly elected Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) launched his tenure leading the lower chamber of the 118th Congress by challenging colleagues in both political parties to work together to do the will of the American people expressed in the November 2022 midterm election. “You know, if the son of a fireman and the…
Kevin McCarthy Gives First Speech as House Speaker
In his first speech to Congress after being elected the 55th Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) pledged to hold the Biden administration accountable, fix the economy, and win the economic battle with China. In a 20-minute speech, McCarthy laid out the key issues for the GOP-controlled House for the 118th Congress. The issues…
Kevin McCarthy One Vote Short in 14th Vote for House Speaker
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) came within one solitary vote from being elected speaker of the House of Representatives in a nail-bitingly close election on Jan. 6 that ran almost until midnight in the lower chamber of the U.S. Capitol. McCarthy needed 217. He got 216. McCarthy’s 216 total again bested Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New…
Kevin McCarthy Elected as Speaker of the House for the 118th Congress
It took 15 votes beginning Jan. 3, but Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) finally gained enough votes to be elected speaker of the House of Representatives in a nail-bitingly close election that ran past midnight in the lower chamber of the U.S. Capitol. McCarthy’s 216 votes total bested Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York who received…
LIVE NOW: House Convenes to Vote for New Speaker—Day 4 Late Night Session
January 6, 2023
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The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives meets to try to elect a speaker of the House at 10 p.m. on Jan. 6. The newly Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives meets to try to elect a leader after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) again fell short of the votes needed to be elected as the speaker, a…
House Convenes to Vote for New Speaker—Day 4 Late Night Session
January 6, 2023
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The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives meets to try to elect a speaker of the House at 10 p.m. on Jan. 6. The newly Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives meets to try to elect a leader after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) again fell short of the votes needed to be elected as the speaker, a…
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