Republicans defend speaker votes: Messy, but it worked

Jan 8 2023 by POLITICO - TOP Stories

 

Republicans defended their contentious process in choosing a House speaker as an example of democracy in action on Sunday, following a chaotic week of negotiations and more than a dozen inconclusive votes.

"Sometimes democracy is messy, but I would argue that’s exactly how the Founders intended it," Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said Sunday on "Fox News Sunday."

Republicans spent Sunday morning largely trying to shine the best light on the contentious week that just ended, in which it...

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