what if we default on our debts because of the republican majority inability to govern? what impact will that have on our economy or on the global economy? and in less than nine months, in september, we have a vote to fund the government. to pay for our military, social security, medicare and other obligations. what happens on september 30th when government funding runs out and they are in charge. with hakeem jeffries as our speaker we can continue to advance an agenda that puts people over politics just as we did in the 117th congress with the majority as slim as theirs. [speaking spanish] madam clerk, in accordance with the vote of the house democratic caucus, i'm honored to present for election to the office of speaker of the house of representatives for the 118th congress, the name of a man of integrity and intellect who is bold and brilliant and most importantly, a man who leads with love. the honorable hakeem jeffries, representative from the state of new york. [cheers and applause] >> reading clerk will call the roll. >> adams, jeffries. aderholt -- aderholt -- ag

what if we default on our debts because of the republican majority's inability to govern? what impact will that have on our economy or the global economy? and in less than nine months, in september, we have a vote to fund the government. to pay for our military, social security, medicare, and other obligations. what happens on september 30 when government funding runs out and they are in charge? with hakeem jeffries as our speaker, we can continue to advance an agenda that puts people over politics. just as we did in the 117th congress with a majority as slim as theirs. [speaking a foreign language]. madam clerk, as co-chair of the house democratic policy and communications committee, and in accordance with the vote of the house democratic caucus, i'm honored to present for election to the office of speaker of the house of representatives for the 118th congress, the name of a man of integrity and intellect, who is bold and brilliant, and most importantly a man who leads with love. the honorable hakeem jeffries, representative from the state of new york. the clerk of the ho

no one, no one in this body has worked harder for this republican majority than kevin mccarthy. since the day kevin was elected as our leader, house republicans have only gained seats and won while republicans in the senate and state legislatures lost seats, house republicans are the only ones who have consistently won because kevin knows what we stand for. he knows when we should engage in the fight, and he knows how to build consensus. importantly, kevin has done the work of listening to all americans. traveling to nearly every district in this country, fighting for conservative values and fighting for the people that are committed to upholding them. kevin has shown up in these communities of every member in our conference, and i can guarantee he has shown up in the districts of many of our colleagues across the aisle as well. his relentless effort has yielded an extraordinary new house republican majority that represents our country's greatness from all walks of life. when the last congress gaveled in two years ago, every new republican welcomed to our conference was a woman,

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-elect have recorded their presence. a quorum is present. credentials, regular in form, have been received showing the election of -- the honorable jenniffer gonzalez-colon as resident commissioner from the commonwealth of puerto rico for a term of four years beginning january 3, 2021. the honorable eleanor holmes norton as delegate from the district of columbia. the honorable james c. moylan

why did the republicans behave like swan cancer and pike, and what it threatens to find out aleksey veselovsky, having received a majority in the house of representatives of the congress of the republican party in the elections, expected to immediately launch an attack on the democrats and their initiatives, but there was no way to even really work. on the first day, they failed to choose a speaker. although the main contender for the role of speaker of the congressman voted three times, california led the republican minority in the house of representatives for several years and now, when the party won the majority of seats, they expected to lead the entire house at mccarthy's orders, workers even began to bring his personal belongings into the speaker's office. he was so sure of victory, but he still failed to get the necessary votes . yes, there are times when you have to argue with members of your own party, but i'm ready in the battle against mccarthy, the conservative right wing of the lower house republicans came out, which believes that the flesh of the washington establishment is carving at stake and with him the

my friends predicted an overwhelming republican majority in the last election and instead they got a nk splash because the american people, democrats,ment ins and a lot of --ment ins -- democrats, independents and a lot of republicans said, you are too extreme. i urge democrats to work with democrats -- i urge republicans to work with democrats and not the fringe group of republicans, but in a way to move the people's agenda forward. i urge a no vote on this resolution, a no on the previous question, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from oklahoma with 90 seconds to close. >> thank you, mr. speaker. in closing i want to urge all my colleagues to support this resolution establishing the rules of the 118th congress. the changes we're proposing today will ensure that the institution is set on a path for success in the new congress. they will ensure that members return to washington and do their work here. they will set up an institution to hold the biden administration accountable and they wi

in 2011, by standing strong on the debt ceiling, the republican majority in the house forced the passage of the budget control act. the most significant constraint in federal spending in modern times. when i arrived here in 2013, republican leadership was growing about the great fiscal responsibility they sell because of the budget control act then they turned around and abandoned it a couple of years later. go backer before that, the most significant structural restraint on spending past because congress held up the debt ceiling and used its leverage to force those reforms. i'm going to urge the members of the press as the fight plays out, reported accurately the conference provides not that we will never raise the debt ceiling. it's not t my position that we will never raise the debt ceiling. rather what they say is we will use the data ceiling of leverage to force real and meaningful reforms to fix the underlining problem. doesn't have to bebe a total solutionpr for everything. but it has to be real meaningful progress and h i will point out sethose rules i wrote them alongside the ot

the american people have told us why putting the republican majority -- by putting the republican majority here that they want republicans to lead and they want a government that works and doesn't embarrass them and we are failing on both missions. that must change today. it will change -- benjamin franklin said, we must hang together and must a-- or must assuredly hang separate. we're stuck in a malaise, at an impasse. and we will stay here. we will not be able to fight the real conservative fights until we find a way to come together. and fight that mission together. yesterday we experienced very briefly our first win. it was a small victory. it was a small victory. it was a small victory, but didn't it feel good? we've . working hard for -- we've been working hard for that victory and there are much more to come. at west point i learned a phrase and it's always been my motto throughout life, mission first, people always. and right now the people are left out. right now they don't have a congress to speak for them. at the highest level of government. right now every individual in this ro

my friends predicted an overwhelming republican majority in the last election and instead they got a pink splash because the american people, democrats,ment ins and a lot of --ment ins -- democrats, independents and a lot of republicans said, you are too extreme. i urge democrats to work with democrats -- i urge republicans to work with democrats and not the fringe group of republicans, but in a way to move the people's agenda forward. i urge a no vote on this resolution, a no on the previous question, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from oklahoma with 90 seconds to close. >> thank you, mr. speaker. in closing i want to urge all my colleagues to support this resolution establishing the rules of the 118th congress. the changes we're proposing today will ensure that the institution is set on a path for success in the new congress. they will ensure that members return to washington and do their work here. they will set up an institution to hold the biden administration accountable and they

what if we default on our debts because of the republican majority's inability to govern? what impact will that have on our economy or the global economy? and in less than nine months, in september, we have a vote to fund the government. to pay for our military, social security, medicare, and other obligations. what happens on september 30 when government funding runs out and they are in charge? with hakeem jeffries as our speaker, we can continue to advance an agenda that puts people over politics. just as we did in the 117th congress with a majority as slim as theirs. [speaking a foreign language]. madam clerk, as co-chair of the house democratic policy and communications committee, and in accordance with the vote of the house democratic caucus, i'm honored to present for election to the office of speaker of the house of representatives for the 118th congress, the name of a man of integrity and intellect, who is bold and brilliant, and most importantly a man who leads with love. the honorable hakeem jeffries, representative from the state of new york. the clerk of the ho

republicans. will their slim majority be able to agree on a speaker? the new congress cannot even get started without choosing a speaker. at this hour, the spotlight is on house republican leader kevin mccarthy, still needing to nail down four more votes to claim the gavel. this morning, he was not able to bring along a handful of far right lawmakers who oppose his nomination and are demanding more big power concessions from him as the price for going forward. >> we may have a battle on the floor. but the battle is for the conference and the country. that's fine with me. i don't see how a few people -- maybe it's 5, maybe it's 20 -- sit because they want a gravel that they can't earn. that's not what the constituents voted them for. >> this as house democrats united behind hakeem jeffries, with a new younger ship team holding business cards to play as the republicans dissolve into chaos. why is choosing a speaker important? the house cannot form committees or do work on any legislation until there is a presiding officer. it's been a century since it has

his relentless effort yielded a new house republican majority that represents our country's greatnessaveled in two years ago, every new republican welcomed to our conference was a woman, veteran or minority. today's house republican conference is the most diverse republican conference in our nation's history. [ applause ] a seasoned legislator and an experienced leader, a friend to so many of us, a proud conservative with a tireless work ethic, kevin mccarthy has earned this speakership of the people's house. madam clerk, as the chair of the republican conference it is my high honor to present our conference's nominee for election to the office of speaker of the people's house, the honorable kevin mccarthy from the state of california and i yield back. [ applause ] >>> the clerk now recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. aguilar. >> madam clerk, i rise today at the direction of the house democratic caucus to place into nomination for election to the position of speaker of the house of representatives the pride of brooklyn, hakeem jeffries of new york. [ cheers and applause ] [

what if we default on our debts because of the republican majority's inability to govern? what impact will that have on our economy or on the global economy? and in less than nine months in september, we have a vote to fund the government, to pay for our military, social security, medicare and other obligations. what happens on september 30th when government funding runs out and they're in charge? with hakeem jeffries as our speaker, we can continue to advance an agenda that puts people over politics, just as we did in the 117th congress, with a majority as slim as theirs. [ speaking non-english ] >> madam clerk, as co-chair of the house democratic policy and communications committee and in accordance with the vote of the house democratic caucus, i'm honored to present for election to the office of speaker of the house of representatives for the 118th congress, the name of a man of integrity and intellect, who is bold and brilliant, and most importantly, a man who leads with love. the honorable hakeem jeffries, representative from the state of new york . >> the reading cle

the new republican majority is eager to begin the important work that america's sent us -- americans s here to do. so instead of legislating for the few at the expense of the many, republicans are making good on our commitment to america. we are dismantling the covid surveillance state. we are protecting the conscience rights of our health care workers. we are demanding that government employees show up to do their job like the rest of america has done, and we are terminating and resinlding -- rescinding the extensions of president biden's public health emergency declaration. you know, sometimes, madam speaker, i almost feel like i've been trapped in a dickens novel, in "a tale of two cities." it seems the biden administration is clearly of two minds on the covid pandemic. one view being, the best of times. the administration's policies to combat the pandemic have been a resounding success. but then on the other hand, we are still living through a crisis that requires emergency measures that have to be prolonged indefinitely. but the american people spoke in the last election, madam s

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 american people and their families long enough. under speaker mccarthy, they will be held accountable. they

in just over 48 hours republicans take back the majority in the house of representatives but as 2023 en't fighting democrats. they fight themselves. hardliners taking aim at kevin mccarthy. moderates take aim at the hardliners. even some are taking aim at the party itself. >> i think that kevin mccarthy is little more than a vessel through which lobbyists operate. >> can't govern with a gun to your head. it makes us highly unstable. >> i ran against mitch mcconnell up here in the senate because i believe we have to start acting like a republican party. >> this is the funeral for the republican party. it is dead. >> also known as republicans in disarray i guess. they are coming into this new year really circular firing squad is an understatement. >> this is not where republicans thought they would be heading into the new year. kevin mccarthy thought he would be gliding into the speakership with a massive majority. it is a disaster for republicans right now. we are seeing the tensions over the speaker's race but a foreshadow of things to come. that is a battle to watch. the entire major

having received a majority in the house of representatives in the elections, the republican party hopeddiately launch an attack on the democrats and their initiatives, but it was not even a good idea to work. the first day and it turned out they could not choose a speaker, although the main contender for the role voted three times. speaker to california state ingressman kevin mccarthy, he led the republican minority in the house of representatives for several years. and now, when the party received a majority of the seats, he expected to lead the entire house, they speak the day before by order. mccarthy's workers even began to bring his personal belongings to the speaker's office. he was so sure of victory, but he needed to gain votes. so far, he has not succeeded. i was republican leader for 4 years when i led the party in the lower house. we had less than 200 seats. we now have the majority that the american people have entrusted to us. yes, there are times when you have to argue with members of your own party if they only want to win the right positions for themselves. not for the g

now we are at a moment in time because american people elected a republican majority in the house weave an opportunity to stop the madness. i believe it is incumbent on that republican majority and on republicans in the senate to use every lever point we have stopped the out-of-control spending that is driving inflation, that is punishing hard-working americans across the country. as everyone here is writing the debt ceiling is coming up. in the debt ceiling historically has proven the most effective lever point to force meaningful concessions. now, let me dispense with the canard. nobody standing here wants to default on the debt. let me be absolutely clear and unequivocal the united states of america should never ever ever default on its debt. and whether or not the debt ceiling is raised immediately, the united states will not default on its debt. why? revenue that comes in each month it seeds the interest payments that are owed. there is more than sufficient revenue coming in to make sure we never default on the debt. everyone of us supports legislation. legislation i called the

in the end, it all began to resemble circus with a republican majority in the house , the democraticader hakim jeffreys, who was supported by all the democrats , today democrats in the house of representatives are more united than ever. we are united by a speaker who will put work ahead of politics for mccarthy yes and the entire republican majority. it was hardly possible to imagine if the republicans can not even agree among themselves aspiceri what will happen next and, most importantly, what signal such a start gives voters and sponsors of the party, it can hardly be considered optimistic after three unsuccessful votes. congressmen decided that for one meeting. this is already too much the question of the speaker of the lower house will be raised again on wednesday on the map, meanwhile he said that he is not going to voluntarily withdraw his candidacy and intends to continue the fight for the coveted seat. let it require at least dozens of votes alexey veselovsky vladimir lupritsky ntv usa the proposal was made by the head of the relevant department. he said that our country use

meanwhile, house republicans have spent their first week and majority zeroing in on investigating presidentining me now, nbc news capitol hill correspondent, julie tsirkin. julie, welcome back and, thank you for being in with us. house republican set to be organizing a contingency plan for dealing with the debt limit. what can you tell us about this and how congress is preparing for this critical moment? >> well, cory, first let's take a step back in and make sure our viewers understand what the debt limit is because the money that congress already appropriated, excuse me, the debt limit is what money congress already appropriated. so, essentially, not lifting that debt limit once it's reached, once it's emergency measures are exhausted in june would mean that at least 20% or so of those programs that congress already funded would have to be cut. now, who decides who makes those cuts if republicans, especially in the house, stick by their guns and don't help democrats, don't provide any votes in raising this debt ceiling once the government hits that catastrophic point, which janet yellen p

republicans need a greater majority. time will tell. good morning to rochester, new york. >> caller: good morning. i do not approve of what the republicans did yesterday regarding abortion because it's only about abortion. and the reason that i don't approve of what theyf did is because i, and nobody else has a right to tell me what to do with my body. just as i can't tell anybody what to do with her body. they can't tellt anybody else. i don't care if you believe in god, if you don't believe in god. it is wrong for another person to think that they are qualified to tell me what to do with my body. and they're frightening doctors. they could turn next up is mechanicsville maryland. max on the approve the line. good morning. >> caller: good morning. thanks for taking my call. this, this this is into the new congress. the last couple days with what's going on thatat house, you were people call in that have, they are telling this hard-core line one side or the other. and it's interesting that now after, i mean after trump was in office ther

the american people have told us why putting the republican majority -- by putting the republican majority here that they want republicans to lead and they want a government that works and doesn't embarrass them and we are failing on both missions. that must change today. it will change -- benjamin franklin said, we must hang together and must a-- or must assuredly hang separate. we're stuck in a malaise, at an impasse. and we will stay here. we will not be able to fight the real conservative fights until we find a way to come together. and fight that mission together. yesterday we experienced very briefly our first win. it was a small victory. it was a small victory. it was a small victory, but didn't it feel good? we've . working hard for -- we've been working hard for that victory and there are much more to come. at west point i learned a phrase and it's always been my motto throughout life, mission first, people always. and right now the people are left out. right now they don't have a congress to speak for them. at the highest level of government. right now every individual in this ro

and he became the first republican majority first republican majority leader in 40 years.e was an indispensable leader in changing america. and implementing the final stones on the reagan revolution and then he retired and went back to being just in plain citizen. to me that is a reassuring story about america. i once had a guy in china. asked me where did you come from? you know we try to look at leadership in america, and we just can't figure out where you came from. and i tried to explain to him that in america. the greatness of our country is that leaders just come from nowhere? and so people are always saying where are the reagans and where are the -- armies now that we need them? well, i never despair because i know they're out there. they're waiting to be discovered. they're waiting for the right moment. and the only thing that i well let me just say the contract will america. -- army wrote the contract with america. he gave it the name contract with america. i was the chairman of the republican senatorial committee. we tried to copy it by having our seven more and

but a 232 republican majority if president trump had not nominated and backed to help nominateistration that oh, we benefited in the election by taking on the so-called, you know, by being liberal and by energizing our base. that's not how they won the election. they won election because other side the republicans side nominated candidates in races that it should have walked away with. paul: okay what i see coming out of the democrats in the first week here is a replay of that strategy in other words every chance they get is maga republicans extreme republicans, look at what they're doing in the house. biden talks about immigration, says republicans let's do a deal but then he says you're extremist who prevent us from getting deal they are trying to pigeon hole republicans again, as extremists and maybe they'll figure they'll get away with it again. >> they may and because the question is what are republicans in the house going to do? are they going to realize there needs to be a balance between constantly investigating the administration and legislative putting forward conserv

while house republicans are still squabbling over their choice for speaker, biden is taking a major victoryn leader mitch mcconnell at his side, showing what can get done when democrats and republicans work together. >> after years of politics being so divisive, there are bright spots across the country. the bridge is one of them. for decades, people have talked about the brent suspense bridge. b but, folks, talking is over. the bipartisan infrastructure law, we're finally going to get it done. >> reporter: long before it became an emblem of bipartisanship, was a symbol of the country's aging infrastructure, deemed functionally obsolete more than two decades ago. chunks of concrete fell from this bridge in 2011. then in 2020 there was a fiery crash between two trucks that shut the bridge down for six weeks. but local officials and business leaders say that it's the traffic, the congestion that's causing the most economic damage to this region. this bridge is a major economic artery with two highway systems stretching from florida all the way to canada, driving about $2 billion of cargo per

the american people deserve answers on covid-19, and speaker kevin mccarthy has given the republican majority the tools necessary to make that possible. [ applause ] >> the democrats have spent the past six years investigating a president for potential wrong doing. let me say this loud and clear. the republicans will also investigate a president for potential wrong doing in ukraine and russia -- >> just to set the scene here, we are watching the 13th round of voting. the 12th round of voting just ended. there was some major movement for kevin mccarthy. 14 votes flipped for him. 14 of the so-called rebels flipped for him, meaning those that are still standing against him are feeling more and more pressure from the majority of the republican conference to do the same. david shrone of maryland, a democrat who was not there because of a surgery, a pre-scheduled surgery, that surgery appears to be over because he is back in the chamber and that changes the math for kevin mccarthy. without david, he only needed three more of those rebel votes, as steve kornacki has been explaining to me. with david

and now with the republican majority led by speaker mccarthy, we have leadership for this critical moment in time. in 1963, the nuclear submarine, the uss pressure was conducting engineering trials off of cape cod when they encountered an engineering problem. the crew was able to bring the boat within a hundred feet of the surface, but they lost their battle as the submarine descended below what is called the crush depth. all hands were lost. americans have voted for a republican majority in this house to reverse the policies of the current administration and to start to relieve the pressure that is all around us. the commitment to america is exactly that plan for exactly that purpose. tonight this chamber, and to lead america back to safer waters. a typical submarine crew would be about a quarter of the number of seats in this chamber. imagined for that moment, all those people together in a steel tube hundreds of feet below the ocean, for months at a time. i have spent 500 days at sea, and i can tell you that after so many days, not everyone on the boat is going to like each other. but

majority of the house of representatives. if all members are there and voting. republicans22-seat majority in the new house. that means mccarthy can only afford to lose the support of four republicans to win the speakership under these rules, but at least five far right gop lawmakers are firm no votes and that list appears to be growing. that's more than enough to sink his chance of winning on the first ballot. if mccarthy does fall short, a historic series of events will unfold that could throw congress into chaos. the vote for speaker would go to a second ballot. possibly a third ballot, a fourth. something that has not happened in the united states for 100 years. this process could drag out for hours, days, weeks until republicans finally elect mccarthy or settle on a different candidate. in the meantime, the house would be at a standstill. members of the house could not be sworn in. they could not vote on legislation, they could not begin work on committees until they have a speaker. our congressional correspondents are fanned out on capitol hill covering all the behind

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 american people and their families long enough. under speaker mccarthy, they will be held accountable. they

why there is no agreement among the republican comrades, and alexey found out what this threatens veselovsky having received a majorityrepresentatives in the elections, the republican party hoped to immediately launch an attack on the democrats and their initiatives, but it was not even there to really work . in the state. california kevin mccarthy, he led the republican minority in the house of representatives for several years. and now that the party has won the most seats counted to lead the entire chamber, they say the day before, according to the order on the map, the workers even began to deliver his personal belongings to the speaker's office. he was so sure of victory, but he needed to gain votes. so far, he has not succeeded. i was the leader of the republicans for 4 years when i led the party in the lower house. we had less than 200 seats. we now have the majority that the american people have entrusted to us. yes, there are times when you have to argue with members of your own party if they only want to win the right positions for themselves. for the good of the country, so what awaits us a battle in the ho

no one, no one in this body has worked harder for this republican majority than kevin mccarthy. since the day kevin was elected as our leader, house republicans have only gained seats and won while republicans in the senate and state legislatures lost seats, house republicans are the only ones who have consistently won because kevin knows what we stand for. he knows when we should engage in the fight, and he knows how to build consensus. importantly, kevin has done the work of listening to all americans. traveling to nearly every district in this country, fighting for conservative values and fighting for the people that are committed to upholding them. kevin has shown up in these communities of every member in our conference, and i can guarantee he has shown up in the districts of many of our colleagues across the aisle as well. his relentless effort has yielded an extraordinary new house republican majority that represents our country's greatness from all walks of life. when the last congress gaveled in two years ago, every new republican welcomed to our conference was a woman,

it will be a hard road and we certainly can't count on the republican majority to do it. >> let me askollow-up question. do you have optimism, i'll use moderate in quotes, but the more moderate republicans not part of that far-right caucus, you you think they will actually be willing to break rank, come over and vote for democrats? >> i think there are enough. remember, we only need four of them that understand that some of these stakes are really, really high. we are talking about the default of the united states government on our debt. these are very real consequences. i think they will be enough who will be willing to make sure these things get done. >> politico is reporting, congresswoman, there is a proposed subcommittee to look into the quote, weaponization of the federal government. that will be empowered to review ongoing criminal investigations. this is actually going to be a subcommittee operating under jim jordan's kind of control, in the offices of jim jordan. obviously, this will happen what donald trump is the subject of multiple criminal probes, being overseen by special

we have a four or five vote republican majority, depending on the day, where every vote matters. s was a 20 vote majority, santos would probably be gone now and the people in new york, his republicans constituents do not want him. republican officeholders in new york don't want him, they want him to resign. he does not do that because they really do need every single vote they can get. laura: the u.s. government has hit the debt cling, they cannot borrow more money. a financial apocalypse looms if they cannot reach agreement. tomorrow, mr. biden will meet the speaker of the house. how is that meeting going to go? anthony: it will be a first step. what democrats and joe biden want is for joma -- kevin mccarthy to put a budget on the table. what do you want to cut? the strategy is obvious. when they start seeing whether cuts are, democrats will attack them, so they can start making them pay a political price for it. the debt ceiling, we don't know when they will hit it. there is some talk to extend it until september, maybe by them more time to negotiate. this is just the start of t

majority. what's happened and changed in the last 1015 years is this small faction just doesn't care about the republican party. they care about their cause, and they're holding the speakership hostage. we will see scenarios similar to this on the debt ceiling on major preparations, bills, defense spending, things of that kind were 5 members, can create enormous chaos in the house. and eventually what this might lead to, ironically is a coalition between democrats and more moderate republicans. ah, and that would make to the republican brand israel's far right. security minister is mar, bank via has made what's been called up provocative intrusion into the aisle. ok. some mosque compound, palestinians, and several muslim countries have condemned the move. the white house said any unilateral action that affects the status of holy sites into islam is unacceptable sort of highlights reports from occupied east jerusalem. it was a quick incursion into alex, almost compound under heavy israeli security. it happened in the early hours of tuesday, followed by a quick exit a calculated intrusion with its m. r. be

the narrow republican majority still leaves room for some compromise. if mister mccarthy wants to, quote, play hard ball, he's going to need a few moderate democrats in order to pass anything. he's got a 4 seat majority that's really narrow. house republicans say they plan to use their newfound power to open a number of investigations. many of them aimed at confronting biden administration officials over issues like immigration or the pandemic. the great thing is the ability to perform oversight subpoenas and investigations a lie solely in the house. but democrats are keeping control of the senate and the white house. so the parties will have to work together to get legislation passed. i don't think either party to be able to get anything is that are out on the edges. but ihere will be many, many things in the middle that we do together. >> lawmakers are scheduled to be sworn in at noon and it's after that that the showdown for speaker will begin. >> live in washington, i'm hannah brandt. all right, anne, thanks for that breakdown for us. >> well, still

the american people have told us why putting the republican majority -- by putting the republican majority here that they want republicans to lead and they want a government that works and doesn't embarrass them and we are failing on both missions. that must change today. it will change -- benjamin franklin said, we must hang together and must a-- or must assuredly hang separate. we're stuck in a malaise, at an impasse. and we will stay here. we will not be able to fight the real conservative fights until we find a way to come together. and fight that mission together. yesterday we experienced very briefly our first win. it was a small victory. it was a small victory. it was a small victory, but didn't it feel good? we've . working hard for -- we've been working hard for that victory and there are much more to come. at west point i learned a phrase and it's always been my motto throughout life, mission first, people always. and right now the people are left out. right now they don't have a congress to speak for them. at the highest level of government. right now every individual in this ro

welcome to the republican majority in 118th congress. house republicans are hitting the ground running and we are laser focused on passing our commitment to america agenda, and much-needed critical oversight of the biden administration. yesterday we passed the most member driven 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 order of the legislative business has been exactly what we promise to the american people. we promised on day one to repeal joe biden's army of 87,000 new irs agents, and yesterday we did just that. today we will counter the chinese communist party with our select committee on china. we will vote to protect every americans 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 petroleum reserves to china. and, of course, this week as thousands prepared to stand for life i

kevin mccarthy of california does have the majority of the majority of the house republicans behind himthat you need 218 votes and can only lose four and four already said they were level for him. will split all play out on tuesday at noon eastern. the next big question is what are the rules of the house? will they be able to vacate the chair thus forcing john boehner to step down the speaker? committee chairs have unilateral subpoena power? will they end proxy voting how wild will they go with your marks? after that vote trying to accomplish three major things, things, first you have to actually legislate it's much more difficult in the scenes and republicans made a long list and they will be judged by their ability to get out of the house will they address energy immigration and massive government spending will they pursue impeachment of secretary mallorca said republicans try to have say balanced budget amendment? they need to find the government unfortunately for the house republicans appropriation through september 2023 were put in place last month with the mammoth trillion dollar

the gentleman from california, kevin mccarthy, has done more to secure a republican majority. many who are here are here because of his leadership, because they have trusted him and he has gone out of his way to make sure that every single one of us has had a voice at the table. furthermore, every single returning republican in this chamber who cast a vote two years ago in the last congress voted for kevin mccarthy as our leader. we were united then and we must unify now. only way to start the people's business and the very reason we are all here is to unify and get to work because we must commit to unity over division. we must choose to lead in the face of a liberal senate and obama's j.v. team in the white house and we owe it to the american people. the american people sent the majority to govern. we can't begin to govern because we can't swear in members of congress. i have traveled the country the last two years as the youngest woman helping to secure a majority of. diversity is a good thing and sets us apart. diversity of thought is a good thing. but they want us divided.

craft a path forward and we need to get to work. >> martha: it would be remarkable if republicans ended up with a majority, which you now have in congress, and then essentially gave away the power to the other side. >> a tragedy. it would be a disaster. >> it would leave a lot of republican voters pretty ticked off. >> and no one right now, martha, zero, sillch, nothing, is holding the biden administration accou accountable. each day he's going to go to the border, he's going to mexico. where is the account ability for the 13 gold star families in afghanistan that have been waiting two years for some type of -- that's my frustration. >> martha: i want to ask you quickly. what is your sense? looks like we're going for a ninth vote this afternoon. you hear -- i heard ari fleischer talking about forget this. get everyone in a room and figure out who your candidate is and stop putting everybody through this process. what is the point of what we're watching play out right now? >> well, both sides are dug in. there are some conversations going on to hopefully figure out what that thing is that will get us to 21

endless hours of punditry, the more savvy journalists ask what do these rebels want and the new republican majorityually govern? >> i will always fight to put the american people first, not a few individuals that want something for themselves. >> republicans are in full disarray. it's not hyperbole to say this is a level of chaos and disorganization that is unprecedented in the modern era. >> the ordinary american is saying, what the heck is wrong with these people? [laughter] we elected them, we worked hard, we gave them money, we now have the majority in the house, and they can't get along with each other? >> kevin mccarthy had a month to lock this stuff up, and he didn't do it. he didn't close the deal, and he was humiliated yesterday. >> mccarthy is ideologically agnostic, host flexible. his real constituency is the lobbying community in washington. that is infuriating to watch. howard: things got pretty heated as leaders of the never kevin movement such as colorado's lauren boebert would not budge. >> kevin mccarthy does not have 218 votes -- >> and you have 20. i asked you a very specific que

yeah, i mean -- he would be giving away at least half of the speaker's power and half of the republican majority's power. that's the point here. republicans want a majority, yes, it's a narrow majority, but it's a majority. it's the same size majority that nancy pelosi has run the house with for the last couple of years. so it can be done. so the idea that there would be a deal in which republicans essentially give away half of the majority and they make committees equal or something like that seems to be completely untenable, and you kept saying this to representative bacon and he basically said well, you know, there could be just no easy solutions here. so people are thinking outside of the box because there seems to be no obvious fix right now. >> sandra: do they need to think outside the box or the point we made with the congressman, why not go another route? i mean, obviously -- there's been obvious discussions about steve scalise and others. >> i do think the figure of steve scalise is kind of hovering above all of this story, which is we have had at least a couple of members of the never ke

the gentleman from california, kevin mccarthy, has done more to secure a republican majority. many who are here are here because of his leadership, because they have trusted him and he has gone out of his way to make sure that every single one of us has had a voice at the table. furthermore, every single returning republican in this chamber who cast a vote two years ago in the last congress voted for kevin mccarthy as our leader. we were united then and we must unify now. only way to start the people's business and the very reason we are all here is to unify and get to work because we must commit to unity over division. we must choose to lead in the face of a liberal senate and obama's j.v. team in the white house and we owe it to the american people. the american people sent the majority to govern. we can't begin to govern because we can't swear in members of congress. i have traveled the country the last two years as the youngest woman helping to secure a majority of. diversity is a good thing and sets us apart. diversity of thought is a good thing. but they want us divided.

kevin mccarthy failed to secure enough votes from his own party that despite the republicans having and 10 seat majority, rebellion by hartline rind wing members lead to 19 republicans not voting for mccarthy. now the vote has once again exposed deep divisions among the republicans . here is mccarthy speaking ahead of tuesday's ballot. we did have a chance conference in contents for a purpose. we have worked for a long time. i've been leader for 4 years. i came into this position, we had less than 200 members. we are now sitting in the majority. we put forth to the american public, a commitment to america. there's times we're gonna have to argue with our own members. if they're looking at for only positions for themselves, not for the country. so we may have a battle on the floor, but the battle is for the conference in the country, and that's fine with a battle on the floor indeed. and our washington corresponding curly mentioned roy has more colina. this is quite remarkable, unheard of in a century. what does it tell us about the state of the republican party? it's pretty clear and he called it shows