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welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the first sitting of the new us house of representatives has been full of drama. three attempts to elect republican kevin mccarthy as speaker of the house have failed. he hasn t been able to secure enough support from his own party a group of right wing republicans have refused to back him, and the california congressman has refused to drop out of the race. it s the first time in 1000 years that a speaker hasn t been elected in the opening round of voting. 0ur correspondent in washington, will grant, explains the significance of the stalemate. of this is not the way that kevin mccarthy or the republicans wanted the first day in congress is a majority to go. not by a long way. by the third round of voting, as many as 20 republican colleagues did not vote for him, denying him the chance of taking speaker of the house. why does any of this matter? first and foremost because of that role is particularly import ....
Thatis the republican party. i think that is part of it but kevin mccarthy has been unfairly brushed with the same paintbrush that mitch mcconnell has been brushed and kevin is paying the price for things that mitch mcconnell did over the holiday season, kevin mccarthy and i have known him for19 mccarthy and i have known him for 19 years, i have weight in and around his officers, dating back to the california state legislature, he is as the 70s as they get. an a+ rating from the nra, americans from tax yvonne, american foundation and so forth. but this is really about and i am so sad to say about and i am so sad to say about my republican party is about my republican party is aboutjockey about my republican party is about jockey for about my republican party is aboutjockey for positions in the us capitol and as of today, some of the younger, newer up and coming stars in the party wanted to have that legal caucus, kind of like a january six commission where they can ....