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house to capitol hill with the collision of two historic and deeply connected events. the first, the ongoing crisis over the house speakership still unfolding in the house at this moment, which just voted to adjourn until 10:00 pm tonight after 13 votes took pl. and the speaker was still not elected pickett is something that has not happened in american politics in 164 years. since before the civil war. the second event, the anniversary of the january 6 insurrection. the worst attack on the united its capital in centuries. the commemoration today took place at the white house where pres. joe biden awarded the country second highest civilian honor, the presidential citizens will to 14 people who were instrumental in making sure that american democracy survived the coup attempt by the ex-president and his republican allies. it is group that includes first responders, officers, as well as election workers like ruby freeman and shane mossberg we have a chance to speak to tw ....
None of it is enough of these members of his caucus. he says a handful of republicans who still remain in the january 6 committee site throughout the investigation now leading the effort to deny kevin mccarthy the speakership, using their mac power to bring the house to a standstill. a crisis in congress on the anniversary of the january 6 insurrection is where we begin today. joining us live on the is with the latest, senior capitol hill correspondence garrett, jackie the investable my friend all week long, former republican congressman david jolly is back with us. garrett, you have been doing the reporting all week, but take me through what happened so far today, and what your understanding about the six hour gap between any business on the floor will be spent. ....
Of those metal recipients later in our program. democrats also held a solemn ceremony at the steps of the us capital. not a single republican showed up today. hakeem jeffries paying tribute to the officers who died on january 6, his first official act as minority leader, watch. the violent insurrectionists stormed the capitol and attempted to halt the peaceful transfer of power. a cornerstone of our republic. they failed. they failed because of the bravery and valor of the united states capital for both, and the metropolitan opera department officers who fought heroically to defend our democracy. we will never forget their mac sacrifice, and we will never forget this day. two years to the day in ....
Before. the rules committee controls the floor, it becomes much more powerful than it was in the 1920s when it was the power center of congress. and rules get to the floor, republican have to pass these on their mac on, democrats will not be helping, that means five no votes they cannot bring the bill to the floor. this is going to be, and not even to mention the goal, the oversight at this republican majority is going to conduct will be explosive, controversial , heated picked these two years are just going to be very, very crazy and heated, and wild to watch pickett is going to be last week may be taking it down a notch, but spread over two years. not to mention debt limit, government funding, and argument on ukraine at some point. all of this stuff is going to be very explosive pics mac did kevin mccarthy do anything to commemorate the capitol pebble officers and law enforcement officials who saved his life to go years ago today? ....
Mccarthy had the opportunity to do the right thing or do something that serves his own political purpose, he always chooses that pics mac he is very consistent, every single time he had to make a choice between what is right, or his political future, he chooses his political future. and, so, the speaker of the house is second in line to the presidency. it is, you know, we need somebody much better to be speaker of the house. jackie, it is one of those things that i knew, sort of schoolhouse rock level education [ laughter ] like finger in an electrical socket to be reminded that what all of this is about is about the succession to the president of the united states. has someone more inadequate come forward in modern history? i guess that is that question for another day, your take on how this week has played out? it is sort of funny to now listen to liz cheney and have ....