from the united states all around the world, [ cheering ] the 15th time is a charm for kevin mccarthy, after four days and a bruising floor fight, the california republican is officially the new speaker of the u.s. house of representatives, all the dramatic scenes unfolding exactly 2 years after a violent mob stormed the capital in a failed attempt to overturn the 2020 election, we will show you how the white house marks the anniversary. the promised christmas fire fails, spending the holiday and bomb shelters. live from cnn center, this is a cnn newsroom, with layla harak. 15 bouts and evening of high drama but kevin mccarthy secured enough votes to become speaker of the house. never has a leadership contest taken so many votes in modern times and out of 222 republicans in the house it only took six hard-line conservatives to derail him in the 14th ballot on friday night, a vote he had believed was in the bag. but right-wing firebrand matt gaetz, who had sworn to ne
like so many other local election workers in 2020 he was harassed and threatened as he did his job faithfully. he did not bend. he did not bow. he did not yield to the political threats and pressure. he he s so trusted by both political parties that the new democratic governor of pennsylvania, josh shapiro appointed him as pennsylvania s secretary of state, a republican to ensure that the integrity of the election. that s a high compliment. [ applause ] his character and his commitments speak volumes. we the people. that s what we also see in mr. benson. twice elected secretary of state to save the right to vote and have that vote counted fairly. that s what she did in 2020, when she oversaw a record number of michiganders turn out in that election only to find an armed mob an armed mob outside of her home on christmas eve and she and her son were decorating their christmas tree inside, but she refused to back down. she had done her duty. she had kept her oath full of integ
local election workers, in 2020, he was harassed and threatened, as he did his job faithfully. he did not bend. he did not bow. he did not yield to the plim threats and pressure. political threats and pressure. he was so trusted by both political parties, that the new democratic governor of pennsylvania, josh shapiro, appointed him as pennsylvania s secretary of state, a republican who ensured the integrity of the elections. that s a high compliment. [ applause ] his character and his commitment speak volumes of we the people. that s what we are also seeing in benson. twice elected jocelyn benson, twice elected in michigan to protect the sacred right to vote and have that vote counted fairly. that s what she did in 202. when she oversaw a record number of michiganders turn out to vote in that election. finding an armed mob, an armed mob outside of her home on christmas eve, which she and her son were decorating their christmas tree inside. but she refused to back down
america is a land of laws and not chaos. a nation of peace and nonviolence. we are not a land of kings and dictators and autocrats and extremists. as we see in today s honorees, we are a nation of we the people. that toughened our fiber and renewed our faith, and strengthens our cause. just remember who in god s name we are, the united states of america. the mother of a woman who died in the january 6 attack has been arrested near the capital, according to please they were part of a group protesting on the capitol grounds without a permit on friday, officers said they told her to leave but she refused and asked to be arrested, facing two charges including illegally blocking traffic, her
differences of opinion, we must say clearly with a united voice that there s no place, none, zero, zero place in america for voter intimidation, zero, never. and political violence. they re completely contrary to the notion of democracy. america is a land of law and not chaos. it s a nation of peace and nonviolence. we re not a land of kings and dictators, autocrats and extremists. as we see in today s honorees, we re a nation of we the people that toughen our fiber, renew our faith, and strengthen our cause. just remember who in god s name we are. we re the united states of america. not a joke. [ applause ] we re the united states of america.