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Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus, weighed in on the continued delays in selecting the next speaker of the House, saying the wait will have “real-world consequences” for members of Congress.
The House has held six votes on Tuesday and Wednesday to select the next speaker, but in each case, the Republican majority that now controls the House has been unable to achieve the majority vote necessary to select a candidate from their party. On the sixth vote on Wednesday, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) received 201 votes for his speakership, while 20 Republicans voted instead for Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.).
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) also received 212 votes for the speakership position.
As the House continued without a speaker on Wednesday, Lieu responded to an argument by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) that the drawn-out process for selecting the next speaker is restoring a spirit of debate in the House.
