the house debates on a rules package for the 118th congress. then they will consider their first piece of legislation, funding for 87,000 new irs agents which passed in the previous congress without any republican support. this bill would have to pass the senate to become law but is unlikely with democrats still in control of that chamber. >> kevin mccarthy on the house floor right now. taking pictures and shaking hands with members of congress. he was appointed leader of the republican party by a majority, however he needs to get 218 votes of republicans today to become speaker. and he can only afford to lose 4. we know publicly five members of the gop have said they will not vote for him. there could be up to 20 as we learn from reporting today, 20 republicans who do not vote for kevin mccarthy in the first round of voting. kevin mccarthy represents the 20th district, first elected in 2006. this will be his ninth term in congress, 57 years old, he served as minority leader from 2020 to 2023. they are gambling down. chamber who wish to -- gavel

the house debates votes on a rules package for the 118th congress and the house will consider first piece of legislation, a bill to rescind funding for 87,000 new i.r.s. agents which passed in the previous congress without any republican support. this bill would need to spas the senate and it is unlikely with democrats in control of that chamber. >> kevin mccarthy taking pictures and shaking hands with members of congress. he was appointed their leader of the republican party by a majority. but he needs to get 218 votes of republicans today to become speaker. and can only afford to lose 4, publicly five members of the g.o.p. said they are not going to vote for him. it could be up to 20 as we learned from reporting today, up to 20 republicans who do not vote for kevin mccarthy. he represents the 20th district and first elected in 2006 and ninth term in congress, 57 years old. just moments ago, gaveling down. let's listen in. the clerk of the house: are there additional representatives-elect in the chamber who wish to record their vote? if not, all time has expired. 434 representatives-elec

when it comes to the 118th congress, 300 will 19 members of the 535 members are white, 60 are black, re hispanic or latino, 18 asian, five middle eastern and five indigenous americans. when it comes to numbers of congress born outside his country, 18 members of the new congress were born outside this country, immigrated to the united states come at 13 of them democrats, 5 republicans, they come from countries including mexico and india, south korea, them in an republic, cuba, japan, taiwan, somalia, ukraine, guatemala and peru and another stat we focus on is the number of veterans serving in each congress, at this time around 97 veterans surveyed in this new congress, that is up 6 from 117th congress, 72 of those veterans serving in this congress are republican, 25 are democrats and 7 of them are female veterans and there's plenty of ways to break down the one hundred eighteenth congress, running through some of made we will run through more of them through the day but they all get seated coming up here in a little less then 2 and a half hours. >> host: we've got those 4 and a half ho

what are your expectations for the 118th congress? er: well, i don't want them to cut social security, i can tell you that. and i don't want to waste any time on this hunter biden laptop. the f.b.i.'s already looked at it. i don't think i have too much -- i think this is going to be pretty unproductive for the next two years. we had a huge blue wave to get this thing straightened out. host: that's john in texas. here's one more post from social media this morning. this from kathy from our facebook page. "i hope the focus is to stop spending so much money." this is bill in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, republican. what's your expectation for the 118th congress? caller: well, i think the country is pretty evenly divided under political views. both sides of the aisle need to focus on china. china's just waiting to pounce. they know how vulnerable we are right at this moment. something's got to be done with our foreign policy towards china. host: and bill, since you bring up foreign policy, what do you expect this new congress, republican cont

what are your expectations for the 118th congress? ller: well, i don't want them to cut social security, i can tell you that. and i don't want to waste any time on this hunter biden laptop. the f.b.i.'s already looked at it. i don't think i have too much -- i think this is going to be pretty unproductive for the next two years. we had a huge blue wave to get this thing straightened out. host: that's john in texas. here's one more post from social media this morning. this from kathy from our facebook page. i hope the focus is to stop spending so much money. this is bill in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, republican. what's your expectation for the 118th congress? caller: well, i think the country is pretty evenly divided under political views. both sides of the aisle need to focus on china. china's just waiting to pounce. they know how vulnerable we are right at this moment. something's got to be done with our foreign policy towards china. host: and bill, sings you bring up foreign policy, what do you expect this new congress, republican cont

host: i'll have you jump in there on the shadow of january 6 in the 118th congress. that committee, what happens in the 118th? guest: i think it is pretty much going to be the end of that investigation. we will see if the justice department actually moves forward with particular charges. i think that is likely to happen with regards to former president trump. i don't think anything like that is likely to happen regarding other members of congress for holding them in contempt. i think there is some evidence that members could talk about who may have been involved with certain phone calls and back and forth with the white house. but again, the justice department could charge them. the january 6 investigation, that was done not by accident and they think that they're trying to build as tight a case as they possibly could against him specifically. i think that is with the focus is going to be. congress is going to be with the justice department. host: william, pennsylvania, republican you are next. caller: yeah, just one question to ask this person. january 6 committee wa

watch the opening day of the 118th congress. today. >> coming, on washgt journal, we will talk about the opening day of the congress. we have money -- molly reynolds and the editor and chief -- editor in chief of the hill. after that, ec tson, congressional reporter for blmbg, talks about the eng day of congress cluding a contested battle for speaker and the continued controversy surrounding george santos. the senior correctional reporter for punch bowl news talks about the senate agenda in the capitol hill reporter for the washington examiner on what is happening behind the scenes within the republican congress. join the conversation with your calls, texts and facebook comments. washington journal starts down. --now. ♪ host: a five hour program for you, the 100 18th congress gavels in today. normally -- 118th congress gavels in today. the main order of business will be determining who will be house speaker. kevin mccarthy reportedly still short of votes. we want to hear from you about the 118th congress and what you think it's t

three fundamental things we have to get done in the 118th congress. first, pass the bills that fix the problems. in two year's time we have a border that is no longer a border. we have a military that can't meet its recruitment goals. we have bad energy policy, bad education policy, record spending, record inflation, record debt, and a government that's been weaponized against we the people, against the very people we represent. so we need to pass legislation to address all that. and i hope my democrat colleagues will join me. i really do. but i have my doubts. and if they don't and if chuck schumer says, no, we won't take up that legislation we pass and if joe biden won't sign it, so be it. they have to answer to the people in 2024. second -- second, we can never, ever let a bill like the one that passed 12 days ago, $1.7 trillion, we can never, ever let that kind of legislation pass again. we have to pass a budget that makes sense, that's good common sense, then do the 12 appropriation bills that recognize it's the people's money, not ours, and send

comer: i rise on behalf of the republican party to nominate kevin mccarthy for speaker of the 118th congress. the clerk of the house: the gentleman is recognized. mr. comer: for the past two years, one-party democrat rule has resulted in multiple crises that are harming americans without any oversight or accountability from this body. americans are facing historic inflation, skyrocketing energy costs, the worst border crisis in american history, and surging fentanyl overdoses. one of the reasons is there's been no congressional oversight. there's no sense of urgency from this white house or the bureaucrats that populate this town to move. i want to talk about that. oversight of our tax dollars, that's our responsibility. we've all heard reports of hundreds of millions of dollars of potential waste and fraud in the unemployment insurance programs in all 50 states. we've all heard reports of misuse of hundreds of millions of dollars of the stimulus money, of p.p.p. loan funds, but yet, there has not been a single hearing in the house oversight committee about this. the border crisis -- we've m

host: do you see any chance of the 118th congress passing a viable immigration bill? guest: if we get to congress and we are on day three and they cannot come together to peak -- to pick their speaker and leadership and that projects other areas of chaos and confusion later in the year. while i work with people on the other side to sign agreements on issues? absolutely. are the democrats on our side that will work to find solutions, whether on health care or immigrations are protecting people's rights, like women's rights? absolutely. host: arson steven horsford -- >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more. including wow. >> the world has changed. today the fast reliable internet connection is something no one can live without. so wow is there for our customers. with speed, reliability, value, and choice. now more than ever it all starts with great internet. wow. >> wow, sports c-span as a public service. along with these other television providers. giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> in about nine mi

follow the process as the 118th congress gavels into session and holds the election for new speaker of the house and new members take the oath of office. new congress, new leaders, watch the opening day of the 118th congress, tuesday, noon eastern live on c-span and c-span 2 or c-span now or online at c-span.org. >> ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky delivered remarks on freedom and democracy after receiving the liberty medal from the national constitution center and the award honors people annually to the commitment of freedom annually and globally. this runs 50 minutes. >> hello, friends, and welcome to the national constitution center. thank you for joining us as we celebrate the award of the 2022 liberty medal to president volodymyr zelensky. and why support for the ukrainian people is so important as they bravely defend themselves from what president zelensky has called russia's brutal assault against our democratic values. and we'll share with you a video message accepting the liberty medal that we received from president zelensky two hours ago. we're also honored to share a

so over the next two years, over the next -- over the next two years -- as we begin this 118th congress, let us continue to fight for lower costs. let us continue to fight in this congress for better paying jobs. let us continue to fight in this congress for safer communities. let us continue to fight in this congress to defend democracy. let us continue to fight in this congress to put and protect the public interests. let us continue to fight in this congress for economic opportunity in every single zip code and let us continue to fight in this congress for reproductive freedom. because -- because as democrats we do believe in a country for everyone. we do believe in a country for everyone. a country that provides for the poor. works for working families. makes sense for the middle class. stands up for senior citizens. innovates in the inner city. strengthens suburban communities, helps out the heartland and revitalizes rural america. we believe in a country with liberty and justice for all. equal protection under the law. free and fair elections and yes, we believe in a country with

the decisions we make in the 118th congress are critical to the future of our country. the decisions we make, the legislation we pass as a republican majority must have the support of the american people. we have a crisis on every corner in america, and the american people are expecting republicans to bring this much-needed change, we must come together today and implement that change. to those of you outside of washington that are watching, kevin mccarthy and this republican majority understand your pain. we understand your pain. we feel it. we understand we must secure our southern border. we must unleash our energy sector and become energy independent. we must curb inflation by reducing spending. and we must support our law enforcement officers, folks. we've got to get crime under control. we must place america and its people first. and all this -- and all this, my friends, on the republican side, all this, we can do this. all while holding the republican administration accountable. and the washington bureaucrats who have infringed and abused the rights of the americ

. >> the new 118th congress returns on tuesday at noon eastern for the first time in two years. they will return as a divided government. republicans will control the house. the new incoming members are younger with an average age of 47 compared to for the eight in the previous session. the new congress will be more diverse, with a record number of women serving, including women of color. follow the election for the new speaker of the house and as members take the oath of office. watch the opening day of the 118th congress, tuesday at noon eastern, life on c-span and c-span2, or online at c-span.org. >> the opening of the 118th congress is january 3, with many new members swearing in. get to know your number by pre-ordering your copy of the congressional directory. it has bio and contact information for every house and senate member the president's cabinet, federal agencies and state governors. scan the code of the right to preorder your copy today for early spring delivery. it is $29.9pl shipping and handling. every purchase supports our nonprofit operations at c-spanshop.org >

three fundamental things we have to get done in the 118th congress. first, pass the bills that fix the problems. in two years' time, we have a border that is no longer a border. we have a military that can't meet its recruitment goals, we have bad energy policies, bad education policy, record spending, record inflation, record debt and a government that has been weaponized against we the people. against the very people we represent. we need to pass legislation to address all that. and i hope my democrat colleagues will join me. i really do. but i have my doubts. and if they don't and if chuck schumer says, no, we're not going to take up that legislation that we passed and if joe biden won't sign it, so be it. they'll have to answer to the people in 2024. second, second, we can never, ever let a bill like the one that passed 12 days ago, $1.7 trillion spend, we can never, ever let that kind of legislation pass again. [cheers and applause] we have to pass a budget that makes sense, that's good, commonsense, and appropriation bills that recognizes the pe

the clerk will state that since the last regular election of representatives to the 118th congress, a vacancy now exists in the fourth district of the commonwealth of virginia, occasioned by the death of the late honorable a. donald mceachin. pursuant to law and precedent, the next order of business is the election of the speaker of the house of representatives for the 118th congress. nominations are now in order. the clerk recognizes the gentlewoman from new york, ms. stefanik. ms. stefanik: madam clerk, as the chair of the republican conference, i am directed by the vote of that conference to present for election to the office of speaker of the house of representatives for the 118th congress the name of the honorable kevin mccarthy, a republican to lead the new republican majority. in just two years of failed one-party democrat rule, the american people have suffered from a historic border crisis, rampant crime, crippling inflation, rising energy costs, runaway debt, unconstitutional attacks on our fundamental freedoms, and weakness at home and abroad. the people across this great n

the chair intends to continue in the 118th congress the policies reflected in the statements. the policy announced in the 102nd congress with respect to jurisdictional concepts related to clauses 5-a of rule 21, tax and tariff measure, will continue to govern but need to be reiterated as it is adequately documented as precedent in the house rules and manual. without objection, the announcements will be printed in the record. for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska, mr. smith, seek recognition? mr. smith: mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 5, acall up the bill h.r. 23, the family and small business tax pay brother text act and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 23, a bill to rescind certain balances made available to the internal revenue service. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. pursuant to house resolution 5, the bill is considered read. the bill shall be debatable for one hour, equally divided and controlled by the majority leader and the minority leader

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these are just the opening days of the 118th congress. we have not really gotten into the meat of some of these tough issues. one other aspect of this rules package would be, we have to raise the debt ceiling later this summer. we are going to hit that borrowing limit, congress will need to take proactive action to raise that debt ceiling so we do not default on our nations debt. that is something we have never done in the past. it is something that most people in congress do not want to see because it could be catastrophic for not only the nation's economy, but the world economy. conservatives want to tie that debt ceiling increase to some spending cuts. that is something mccarthy has agreed to. that is going to create another major headache down the road for this gop conference as they try to work out internally how to deal with that problem. democrats are just going to hang back and let republicans fight among themselves on these issues. host: when it comes to those spending cuts, are there specific targets to those in relation to the

. >>> it is the first day for the 118th congress. first on the agenda, like new speaker of the house. we have a live report on the challenges facing mccarthy as he tries to secure the gavel. >>> we are taking a look at the travel trends expected in 2023. plus, elon musk is making history. >>> it is not in a great way. when he just became the first person ever to do something. >>> this morning a memorial outside the cincinnati medical center euros for bangles player damar hamlin . he collapsed yesterday after making a tackle during a monday night football match up with the bills. he briefly got to his feet after making that tackle in the first quarter but then he fell on his back. he suffered a cardiac arrest. medical staff quickly attended to him. the players from both teams took a knee. he was given cpr before leaving the field in an ambulance. he is currently sedated and listed in critical condition. >>> palo alto tech ceo has been arreed af peinre st iten the panethe victim chased the man who was identified as 34-year-old marino.

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the decisions we make in the 118th congress are critical to the future of our country. the decisions we make, the legislation we pass as a republican majority must have the support of the american people. we have a crisis on every corner in america, and the american people are expecting republicans to bring this much-needed change, we must come together today and implement that change. to those of you outside of washington that are watching, kevin mccarthy and this republican majority understand your pain. we understand your pain. we feel it. we understand we must secure our southern border. we must unleash our energy sector and become energy independent. we must curb inflation by reducing spending. and we must support our law enforcement officers, folks. we've got to get crime under control. we must place america and its people first. and all this -- and all this, my friends, on the republican side, all this, we can do this. all while holding the republican administration accountable. and the washington bureaucrats who have infringed and abused the rights of the americ

that is something you can see play out as the 118th congress gets to work. t us hear from james in ohio, independent line. thanks for calling, go ahead. caller: i would like to see congress hit out here and start telling the truth at all costs. i do not care if it comes off of fox or nbc or whatever. immigrants are not killing, they are not creating all these crimes. i do like the idea they said adding important things to the bill, i would like to see a straight bill as opposed to adding all the other stuff to it. i also think all the politicians should be responsible. you tell a live, you should not be able to be elected. if you are caught telling a lie, knowingly telling a lie, you should be convicted of a crime like we are out here as individuals. thank you. host: one more call from virginia, republican line. go ahead. caller: thanks for taking my call. i feel like what is going on seems to be a lot of rearranging deck chairs on the titanic. a press release from december 20 from the dea, i will read the 20 words in the headline. as 20 to comes to an end, t

of the american university center for congressional and presidential studies talked about the 118th congress and prospects for a divided government. then, a senior fellow at the american enterprise institute on the history of divided governments, and is upcoming book. watch washington journal, live at seven caught eastern monday morning on c-span, or c-span now, our free mobile app. join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages, and tweets. >> the 118th congress convenes on tuesday at noon eastern for the first time in two years, they will return to washington as a divided government. republicans will control the house of representatives all democrats retain control of the senate by a slim majority. the new incoming members are younger. the new congress will also be more diverse with a record number of women serving, including more women of color. follow the process as congress gavels into session, holds elections for new speaker of the house and hear new members take the oath of office. new congress, new leaders. watch the opening day of the 118 congress tuesda

. >> we are about a minute away from day three of the 118th congress. as you can see a lot of the 434 members are gathering in there. if the shots look a little bit different, it's because on opening day of congresses, c-span has its own cameras in there. we control these. this is why you get a lot different angles and looks at members on the floor rather than the standard house cameras. so we appreciate the fact that we are in there on opening day and able to get some different camera views, etc. now, with the house coming in at noon if you have things to do, and you need to be on the go, take c-span mobile with you. that is with your c-span now app, which you can find at your favorite app store. half a minute away from the third day of the 118th congress. the clerk of the house: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibbun. chaplain kibbun: would you pray with me. silence all voices but your own o lord. quiet the storms of dissent that each of us will be able to hear you speak your word to us this day. humble our hearts tha

what are your priorities for the 118th congress when it comes to energy and climate legislation? >> we don't need to sacrifice energy independence and we don't need to sacrifice affordable prices and we can reduce emissions. we think we have a formula to do that. host: what is that special formula to make that happen? guest: it's not that complicated. we need every available energy source we have with an emphasis on affordability, reliability and clean and we need to let the marketplace drive those three factors and i am confident the marketplace will take us in a good direction. host: what happens when clean is not always affordable or if the other priorities gets in the way of another one? guest: you can see what happens when you get those three priorities out of alignment. not only did they sacrifice energy dependence, affordability and reliability but they are not clean. they are putting on more greenhouse gas emissions than ever and we want to make sure the u.s. does not going that direction. host: the conservative climate caucus started and you are the chair so why did you

over the next two years -- over the next -- over the next two years as we begin this 118th congress let us continue to fight for lower costs. let us continue to fight in this congress for better paying jobs. let us continue to fight in this congress for safer communities. let us continue to fight in this congress to defend democracy. let us continue to fight in this congress to put and protect the public interests. let us continue to fight in this congress for economic opportunity in every single zip code, and let us continue to fight in this congress for reproductive freedom. because as democrats we do believe in a country for everyone -- we do believe in a country for everyone, a country that provides for the poor, works for working families, makes sense for the middle class, stands up for senior citizens, inivates in the inner city, strengthen suburban communities, helps out the heartland, and revitalizes rural america. we believe in a country where liberty and justice for all, equal protection under the law, free and fair elections. and yes, we believe in a country with a peaceful t

welcome to the republican majority in the 118th congress. republicans are hitting the ground running and we are laser focused on passing our commitment to america agenda and muchneeded critical oversight of the biden administration. yesterday, we passed the most memberdriven and transparent rules package in history and finally ended democrats' authoritarian reign on our nation's capital. we restored and fully opened the people's house. our first orders of legislative business have been exactly what we promised to the american people. we promised on day one to repeal joe biden's army of 87,000 new i.r.s. agents and yesterday we did just that. today, we'll counter the chinese communist party with our select committee on china. we will vote to protect every american's confidence constitutional rights with a new select subcommittee on the weaponization of the federal government. we will also vote to stop the biden administration from selling our strategic at the petroleum reserves to china. and, of course, this week, as thousands prepare to stan

the new members of the 118th congress were sworn in and now the house is adjourned until monday. the contentious battle for the votes. >> it carried it the end. at one point it looked like this was not going to a 15th vote. following the 14th vote. congressman mike rogers from alabama had to be physically restrained after attempting to confront representative matt gaetz, but minds did change, a 15th vote was held well after midnight and congressman mccarthy was handed the gavel. >> the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california having received a majority of the votes cast is dually elected speaker of the house of representatives. >> and now the hard work begins. i may not know all of you, some of you are new, but i hope one thing is clear after this week, i never give up. >> speaker mccarthy won the majority with just 216 votes. 212 democrats backed congressman had a keek-- hakeem jefferson. and six voted. >> there are many times we will agree and many times we will differ, i promise our debates will be passionate, but never personal. >> the stalemate over the vote start

this is one of many votes, i think, in the 118th congress that have to be well thought out. >> i wanto get to the border in a quick moment, but let me quickly ask you, how can republicans possibly govern and do things that are essential, like dealing with the debt ceiling, without causing more chaos and potentially economic catastrophe? how can you get your party in line for important basic work? >> yeah, it's going to be ugly. i mean, you look at the white house. the white house is a dumpster fire. you look at the senate. the senate is chaotic. you look at the house -- if you're an american sitting down watching tv, you're going, where is this country gone? what has -- what i see is there's nothing but politicians getting up here and grandstanding. it's time for leadership. i think what you're going to see is leadership has to be from the ground up. it has to be from the rank and file saying, enough is enough. i'm a conservative republican that wants to see the border secure, that wants to see inflation get put down, so these type of things is what we need to focus on. >> last time y

so over the next two years, over the next -- over the next two years -- as we begin this 118th congresst us continue to fight for lower costs. let us continue to fight in this congress for better paying jobs. let us continue to fight in this congress for safer communities. let us continue to fight in this congress to defend democracy. let us continue to fight in this congress to put and protect the public interests. let us continue to fight in this congress for economic opportunity in every single zip code and let us continue to fight in this congress for reproductive freedom. because -- because as democrats we do believe in a country for everyone. we do believe in a country for everyone. a country that provides for the poor. works for working families. makes sense for the middle class. stands up for senior citizens. innovates in the inner city. strengthens suburban communities, helps out the heartland and revitalizes rural america. we believe in a country with liberty and justice for all. equal protection under the law. free and fair elections and yes, we believe in a country with the

lawmakers will debate and vote on the rules of the 118th congress and one includes a motion to vacate a chair, which allows one person to force a vote on removing the house speaker. and with the start of the new congress, covid-19 rules expire for allowing proxy voting and virtual hearings. in addition, house lawmakers are expected to take up legislation to rescind $80 billion in i.r.s. funding approved under the inflation reduction act. again, you can watch live coverage of the u.s. house starting at 5:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> preorder your copy of the congressional directory for the18th congress -- for the 118th congress. with bio and contact information for every house and senate member, important information on congressional committees, the president's cabinet, federal agencies, and state governors. scan the code at the right to preorder your copy today for early spring delivery. it's $29.95 plus shipping and handling and every purchase helps support

weeks ago i released my commitment to the big first, which is a legislative road map for the 118th congress that details my plan for an economy that's strong, a government that's accountable, a future that's built on freedom, and a nation that's safe. here are some of the ways i'm working to get america back on track. to create an economy that's strong, i voted yes on the family and small business taxpayer protection act, which the house just passed. kansas families and small businesses are already paying the price of president biden's inflation tax. the last thing we need is 87,000 more i.r.s. agents and 1.2 million more audits. i voted yes on the family and small business taxpayer protection act because it's a clear-cut way to fight back against one of the most egregious pieces of legislation from the last congress. the $72 billion of taxpayer money that washington democrats allocated to the i.r.s. last year would have ballooned the agency to a size larger than the pentagon, state department, f.b.i., and border patrol combined. i committed to creating an economy that's strong by stopping

gazpacho ahead of the next storm to pummel northern california and the 118th. congress is finally in session after california congressman kevin mccarthy was elected house speaker after awhile night on the house floor. this is ktvu fox two news at six. thanks for joining us this saturday evening. i'm cristina rendon and we begin with the rain moving onshore in the last couple of hours. it is the start of getting another wet weather system to hit the bay area will give you a live look. this hour, the golden gate bridge. you can see that there is rain coming down as well. you can see the slick roads there on the bridge. the day started out dry, though it gave many people the chance to prepare for this next storm and yet another stronger system that's set to arrive on monday. let's get right to ktvu. urologist mark tamayo. mark, you're gonna break down the timing here. yeah that's right, christina, and all happened within the next few hours leads with his next storm coming on board so most neighborhoods not picking up significant rainfall set up in the north because he sono

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strongly believe that kevin mccarthy is the person to lead this body in this new fight, this next 118th congress. so, at the direction of the republican conference, i advance the name of kevin mccarthy as the next speaker of the house of the 118th congress. the clerk of the house: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. aguilar: madam clerk, i rise again to nominate hakeem jeffries for speaker of the house. the clerk of the house: the gentleman is recognized. mr. aguilar: madam clerk, i want to thank my colleague on the other side of the aisle for sharing his american dream story and for his family for being here with him at his side. it is our hope that this chamber gets down to the business so he and all the new members in this chamber can be sworn in to do the work of the people. that's why house democrats stand united again on this ballot to make sure that hakeem jeffries is the lead vote-getter in this chamber. and it's also why it's important, just like i relayed a few days ago, madam clerk, the importance of the character of hakeem jeffries. who he is, his story, and

today marks the beginning of the 118th congress.s the start of a new chapter and in the grand history of this chamber a moment for renewal, reflection and dedication. for those going through this process for the first time, days like this can seem overwhelming almost like the first day of school. but beneath the celebration, a solemn truth permeateso everything we do today. we are here because the american people have entrusted to us, have entrusted us to represent their needs in thisre great bod. so today is historic for many reasons. first let me congratulate all my colleagues from both sides of the aisle who have just been sworn in especially my newest democratic colleagues peter welch of vermont and of pennsylvania. i commend a lot of you for this honoran and challenge each of yu and myself as a friend and colleague i challenge each of yous not to let this opportunity go to waste. i will challenge myself for that as well. because ours is truly an awesome responsibility and, i mean, in the biblical sense, not the way my teenage d

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so help you god. >> i do. >> congratulations, you are now mcellroy members -- members of the 118th congressreporter: it is conclusion of drama-filled four days of voting in over 150 years and mccarthy received a standing ovation just after 1:00 a.m.. [ chanting usa ]. >> from the great state of california and the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. [ cheering ]. reporter: the stalemate over this vote led by members of the house freedom caucus was broken as mccarthy agreed to key concessions including the ability to oust him for easily if desired and array of spending cuts and speaker mccarthy squeezed by with 216 votes since republicans boebart and gaetz voted present and democrats unanimously backed hakeem jeffries. six republicans in total voted present. just to illustrate how contentious things became last night right after the 14th vote failure congressman-elect at the time mike rogers of alabama had to be physically restrained by members after appearing to lunge at gaetz and victory for mccarthy took one more round. >> there will be times we agree, and many times we wil

you are now members of the 118th congress.eporter: there were a lot of families along for this ride, this very, very long raid. you can take a look -- ride. you can take a look here and you had sleepy looking rather bewildered children apart of this and less thrilled than the adults across the country that members can start hiring staff and start on legislative work. speaker mccarthy said he does not feel this drawn out process has weakened his position whatsoever. guys. will: thank you, alexandria. emily: thanks so much. we were talking about this a bit earlier that a lot of the frustrations during this time were that are these elected members serving their constituents right now by holding out? the answer ultimately is yes. looking back, two days went by, now it's gone and in the past. 15 rounds at the time seemed glacial but now it's over and the concessions mccarthy made, the accomplishments that have been agreed to here are pretty significant. i want to focus on one right now, which is giving three members of house freedo

we are now four days into what should be the 118th congress, and the house of representatives has no committees, no rules, no classified briefings, no members who have taken their oaths to serve our country. there are no debates happening on this floor about addressing the challenges we face at home or around the globe. no votes on legislation to tackle the challenges facing the american people. madam clerk, they told the american people they wanted to win the majority to fight inflation, the only thing they are fighting is each other. these four days have tested house republicans' ability to govern and they have failed. with hakeem jeffries as our speaker, congress can continue to deliver commonsense, bipartisan solutions for the american people. instead, what we have seen unfold before our very eyes is exactly what's in store for the country over the next two years under republican control. and this should be deeply concerning to the american people who expect us to do our jobs and fulfill even the most fundamental functions of this institution. like voting on the debt ceiling to f

the decisions we make in the 118th congress are critical to the future of our country. the decisions we make, the legislation we pass, as a republican majority, must have the support of the american people. we have a crisis on every corner in america. and the american people are expecting republicans to bring this much-needed change. we must come together today and implement that change. to those of you outside of washington that are watching, kevin mccarthy, and this republican majority, understand your pain. we understand your pain. we feel it. we understand we must secure our border, and we must unleash our energy sector and become energy independent, we must curb inflation by reducing spending. and we must support our law enforcement officers, folks. we've got to get crime under control. we must place america and its people first. [ applause ] >> and all this -- [ applause ] >> and all this, my friends, on the republican side, all this, we can do this, all while holding the republican, the biden administration accountable, and the washington bureaucrats who have inf

>> from the great state of california and the next speak or of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy.eers and applause] >> reporter: speaker mccarthy squeezed by with just 216 votes since republicans including lauren boebert and matt gaetz voted present rather than no. democrats backed congressman hakeem jeffries. six republicans in total voted present, and just to illustrate how contentious things became last night, right after the 14th vote failure, congressman-elect at the time, mike rogers of alabama, had to be to physically restrained after appearing to lung at gaetz. congress was finally sworn in after just one more round. >> that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you god. >> [inaudible] >> congratulations -- [cheers and applause] you are now members of the 118th congress. >> reporter: it was the conclusion of a drama-filled four days of speaker voting, the longest time frame in over 150 years. the stalemate that started tuesday was led by the house freedom caucus was broken as mccarthy agreed to key concessi

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