More Republicans vow to vote McCarthy for speaker 'as long as it takes'

Dec 30 2022 by POLITICO - TOP Stories

 

An increasing number of House Republicans are vowing they'll only vote for Kevin McCarthy for speaker, and that they'll keep doing so “as long as it takes."

“Americans elected a Republican Majority to provide a check and balance on the administration and to find solutions to the problems our nation is facing, we can’t do that if we don’t elect a Speaker on January 3,” wrote Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.), the chair and vice chair, respectively,...

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