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this is a fox news alert. i m jackie ibanez live in new york . the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. there you have it. the battle for house speaker has come to an end. kevin mccarthy was sworn in as speaker of the house. moments after an unprecedented four days and fifteen votes. shortly after he was sworn in, he in turn swore in the entire one hundred and eighteen congress. mccarthy promised a fierce but civil debate with democrats peter jefferis. there will be times we agree, and many times we will differ. i promise our debates will be passionate, but they will never be personal. that s my commitment to you. and now the hard work begins.
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