LATEST: Rep. Kevin McCarthy continued to struggle to get enough votes to become House speaker, as 19 Republicans again voted against him in the second round, ensuring a third ballot round.
, as 19 Republicans again voted against him in the second round, ensuring a third ballot round, a sign of the persistent divisions within the slim Republican majority in the 118th Congress.that the House speaker vote went to multiple ballots.
The House speaker, who is second in line for the presidency behind only the vice president, needs a majority of the full House of Representatives to be elected. Members cannot take their oaths of office until the House has a new speaker. During the House GOP conference meeting Tuesday morning, McCarthy raised his voice as he made an impassioned plea to Republicans, telling them he has"earned" the speakership, two sources familiar with the meeting told CBS News.
"I will always fight to put the American people first, not a few individuals that want something for themselves," McCarthy said ahead of the vote."We may have a battle on the floor. But the battle is for the conference and the country, and that's fine with me."
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