Even more so, it was a disaster for the Republican Party by putting one of trumps brownshirts in there. It is not going to work and i dont see how any way the jim jordan speakership is good for the country. Host our last caller before the house comes in, live coverage of the election of the 56th speaker of the house. They will be trying this morning after the afternoon. You will you can watch gavel to gavel. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2023] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] the speaker pro tempore the house will come to order. The prayer today will be offered by chaplain kibben. Chaplain kibben would you pray with me. Holy god, we offer ourselves to you this day. A sacrifice we entrust to your keeping. And we pray that you would find our gift pleasing in your tbad and perfect in your good and perfect will. And if we are found wanting, if we fall short of your
Not elect a speaker. Its been two weeks that the house has been without a speaker. After one round of voting and failing to elect jim jordan, the republican nominee to the post, a recess subject to the call of the chair and now they have just come in to gavel out for the day. Jim jordan telling reporters that they will be back tomorrow and he will seek a second round of voting for this top leadership position. 11 00 a. M. Eastern time is when the house will come back in. They will do a quorum call, where they will alphabetically call out members names to do what they refer to as a bed check to see who is there. Because that overall number matters for whoever is seeking the magic 217 votes to become the next speaker. Earlier today, 20 republicans defected, voting for someone else other than jim jordan. Billy house, who is aorter on capitol hill, tweeting out earlier around 5 00 today after he caught up with jim jordan, a question to him. How many ballots are you willing to go through .
S as this body convenes for the sacred responsibility of electing the speaker of the house im reminded of the book ofest they are, for such a time as this. Jim jordan will be the american speaker for such a time as this. When families are not able to afford heat or gas because of the millions and millions of dollars of spend big a far left government. A time when millions are being trafficked across our because of the trillions and trillions of reckless spending by failed far left governments. A time when millions are being illegally taken across borders. A time when Violent Crime is skyrocketing across america. And destroying our great cities, subis yourself and small towns. A time when American Energy production has been crushed by joe bidens radical far left policies causing seniors and families to pay more at the pump and struggle with skyrocketing a time when the federal government is weaponized against we the people who they are supposed to serve. Stripping us of our god given Co
The chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from new york, ms. Stefanik. Ms. Stefanik mr. Speaker pro temp mr. Speaker pro temp, madam clerk, colleagues, i rise today to nominate the gentleman from ohio, jim jordan, as speaker of the peoples house. We are at a time of great crisis across america. A time of historic challenges in this very chamber. And a time when heinous acts of terror and evil have been committed against our great ally, israel. As this body convenes for the sacred responsibility to elect the next speaker of the peoples house, i am reminded of the book of esther. For such a time is this. Jim jordan will be americas speaker for such a time as this. A time when hardworking American Families are struggling under the vice of inflation. Not able to afford groceries, heat or gas because of the trillions and trillions of dollars of reckless spending by failed farleft government. A time when millions are being illegally trafficked and smuggled across our southern and Northern Bor