live coverage. and aim jake tapper in washington. the united states still without a house speaker this hour and there is no sign that republicans are going to be able to settle on one any time soon. kevin mccarthy is going to come up short a fourth time. that s the vote we re watching right now. the hard-line opposition of about 20 rebels backing congressman byron donalds of florida this go-around. this vote is playing out as we re seeing quite an interesting split screen moment on the left side of your screen. you see senator senator minority leader mitch mcconnell at an event in kentucky with president biden there talking about the bipartisan infrastructure bill that was only passed because of democrats and republicans working together and now you see on the screen a place where bipartisanship is not happening, in fact, barely partisanship when it comes to republicans. cnn is tracking everything as it happens vote by vote. let s start with lauren fox. kevin mccarthy s a
enable us to get our country back on track. getting the job done is what we were elected to do. and that starts with having a leader who supports republican principles, builds consensus, and has a proven track record of success. byran donalds, is that leader. republicans including many moderates have been impressed by byran donalds, they re impressed by hisability to work together, they respect his leadership. we see him as someone who can communicate what we re all wanting to do in this house to americans and he represents so much more than just his district in florida. many, millions of americans all over this nation praise the work and the leadership of byran donalds. so, let s work
live coverage. and aim jake tapper in washington. the united states still without a house speaker this hour and there is no sign that republicans are going to be able to settle on one any time soon. kevin mccarthy is going to come up short a fourth time. that s the vote we re watching right now. the hard-line opposition of about 20 rebels backing congressman byron donalds of florida this go-around. this vote is playing out as we re seeing quite an interesting split screen moment on the left side of your screen. you see senator senator minority leader mitch mcconnell at an event in kentucky with president biden there talking about the bipartisan infrastructure bill that was only passed because of democrats and republicans working together and now you see on the screen a place where bipartisanship is not happening, in fact, barely partisanship when it comes to republicans. cnn is tracking everything as it
the honorable byron donalds of the state of florida has received 20. [ applause ] with one member-elect recorded as present. no member-elect having received a majority of the whole number of votes cast, a speaker has not been elected. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? madam speaker, i rise to nominate kevin mccarthy as speaker of the house. the gentleman is recognized. [ applause ]