The White House is adamant the Republican delay in picking the next speaker of the House does not present a national security risk to the country.
“We’d prefer to see all of this resolved as soon as possible,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters Friday. “We’re confident that we can continue to defend the United States of America while House Republicans are working through this process.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had previously demurred when asked about contingency planning amid the speaker impasse. But on Friday, she said the administration is doing"everything that we can from here" to facilitate federal agencies helping"House offices with constituent services to the extent possible consistent with the law, and House rules and practices.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy has struggled to attract majority support for his House speakership after three days of deliberations. During the 12th ballot, he earned 14 more votes, with seven holdouts.
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