come early on flying in days for rules and folks willing to take on the extra burden of our appropriators who work so hard, then i will certainly work to do that. so we endeavored in good faith and pure good faith to create that list. what did mr. mccarthy do? he went out to the media and came to other members of the conference and said see? they just want jobs for themselves. that is not appear. selflessness. selflessness is not selling shares of yourself to the lobby core and doing their bidding at the expense of the american people. [applause] but there certainly is intent, and it is an intent driven almost exclusively by personal ambition, and that ambition is paralyzing the house now. madame clerk, at this time there is great trust in mr. jordan, and that is why i am nominating him. and if there is insufficient trust in kevin mccarthy.
0 good day. i m andrea mitchell in washington. it s january 6th. the anniversary of an insurrection that almost destroyed our democracy. today the white house and the nation commemorate the civilian and law enforcement heroes and the victims of that terrible day, even as the house chamber is no longer a literal battleground, it is now torn apart by political combat. a divide among republican factions creating a new crisis of government. on this date in 2021, lawmakers were wearing gas masks and taking cover as thousands stormed hallways fuelled by former president trump s false claims that the election was stolen. if the house had not chosen a speaker and had not sworn in its members two years ago or two years from now, the electoral college vote would not be counted. america would not have a new president. this hour, there is some movement according to multiple republican sources with kevin mccarthy giing away more power and picking up some votes. he still does not have the now 217 to