Washington, D.C. – Lenawee County’s congressmen, Republican Tim Walberg, has voted for Kevin McCarthy each time the House of Representatives has held a roll call vote on who will be the Speaker of the House.
As Republicans squabble over who will be the next speaker, there are essentially no members in the U.S. House of Representatives — only members-elect. Without a speaker, none of the members can be sworn in, and the 118th Congress can’t convene or vote on any rules.
The rule-less, member-less House may only be a blip in history if Republicans are able to find a way forward this week and elect a new speaker. While that remains a strong possibility, it could also be a distant reality as Republican Kevin McCarthy of California failed to win the gavel in multiple days of voting.
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