house was for byron donalds. today i am rising to nominate byron donalds for speaker of the house of representatives. now, here we are and for the first time in history there have been two black americans placed into the nomination for speaker of the house. [applause] >> john: standoff ratcheting up tensions and raising fears of a longer term rift among republicans as the gop leadership remains on hold. >> sandra: congressman elect donalds will be joining us in a moment, byron donalds is watching for the final vote cast on the float and then hop in front of the camera and join us live. >> john: first we go to chad pergram live on capitol hill. chad, looks like groundhog day today. >> well, right now the one thing we know is that they are not going to elect a speaker of the house on this roll call vote. the first vote of the day, the fourth overall in the past two days and kevin mccarthy has not been able to get an outright majority of the entire house of people voting by name, so that means there will be a fifth

byron will stand up and do that. byron has a track record of doing that. and, importantly, when we're sitting here today and we continue this debate and we then have a vote, i just ask my friends on this side of the aisle, do you think that the american people support the status quo? yes or no? do you think that the american people want us to continue down the road of what we've been doing? do they want us to continue to do the things since the leadership that's currently in place have been in place, do you think they want us to continue down that path? and the argument that i would make is that they want a new face, new vision, new leadership, and i believe that face, vision and new leadership is byron donalds and i'm proud to put his name into the nomination and i yield back. the clerk of the house: the reading clerk will call the roll. the clerk: adams. jeffries. aderholt. aderholt. mccarthy. aguilar. jeffries. alford. mccarthy. allen. mccarthy. allred. jeffries. amodei. mccarthy. armstrong. mccarthy. arrington. mccarthy. auchincloss. jeffries. babin. m

cloud. >> byron donalds. >> donalds. clyburn. >> jeffries. >> so, at this point congressman byron donalds, republican of florida, has received five votes. we do not know how many members of the house are on the floor voting right now which makes it a little more complicated to declare that congressman mccarthy, kevin mccarthy, the republican leader has already lost because it has to do with the majority of those present. but assuming that it's 434 members as it was for all three votes yesterday, then mccarthy is on point to lose his fourth vote to attempt to be speaker of the house, dana bash. >> it sure looks that way. the question now is by how much? whether or not this ploy by chip roy to nominate donalds will actually raise the number from 20 to even higher and frankly whether that will matter. because, look, the mccarthy people wanted to delay this vote. it was not possible because you need the votes of 218 to do that, so they're just kind of going through the motions right now. this is one of those times which happ

byron will stand up and do that. [applause] byron has a track record of doing that. and importantly while we are sitting here today and get to the b debate when they have the vote, i asked my friends of the side of the aisle do you think the american people support the status quo? yes or no? do you think the american people want us to continue down the road of what we have been doing? do they want us to continue to do the things, the leadership in place has been in place, do you think they want us to continue down that path? and the argument i would make is that they want a new face, new vision, new leadership, and i believe that face, vision, and new leadership is byron donalds and i am proud to put his name in a nomination. i yelled back. [applause] >> the reading clerk will call the role. adams. jeffries. at h, adderhalt, mccarthy. angular, jeffries. holford. mccarthy. allen, mccarthy. alrid, jeffries. amode, mccarthy. armstrong, mccarthy. arrington, mccarthy. awkenklaus, jeffries babben. , mccarthy. bacon, mccarthy. bard, mccarthy balderson. , mccarthy. balent, j

byron will stand up and do that. byron has a track record of doing that. and, importantly, when we're sitting here today and we continue this debate and we then have a vote, i just ask my friends on this side of the aisle, do you think that the american people support the status quo? yes or no? do you think that the american people want us to continue down the road of what we've been doing? do they want us to continue to do the things since the leadership that's currently in place have been in place, do you think they want us to continue down that path? and the argument that i would make is that they want a new face, new vision, new leadership, and i believe that face, vision and new leadership is byron donalds and i'm proud to put his name into the nomination and i yield back. the clerk of the house: the reading clerk will call the roll. the clerk: adams. jeffries. aderholt. aderholt. mccarthy. aguilar. jeffries. alford. mccarthy. allen. mccarthy. allred. jeffries. amodei. mccarthy. armstrong. mccarthy. arrington. mccarthy. auchincloss. jeffries. babin. m

byron, i want to start with you. i don't know if you heard chip roy at the beginning list what they're demanding. those lists have been different in different interviews but that's what we heard from representative elect roy until is he sworn. in none of them can until there is a house speaker. your thoughts on where we are at this moment? >> well, the demands have changed and kevin mccarthy did make a lot of concessions that have already been written into a rules package that the 20 have accepted. but then they want more. you know, i think what's striking about this and i think anybody watching this is either really bored or kind of disgusted now. but, what is striking is the group of 20, the 20 against 200, still have not made a serious argument about who should be speaker. on the first day, they made these impassioned nominations of jim jordan, knowing full well that he didn't want to be speaker. and then today they have made impassioned nominations of byron donalds and you played some video. byron donalds earlier

byron donalds is that leader. republicans, including many moderates, have been impressed by byron donalds. they're impressed by his ability to work together, they respect his leadership. we see him as someone who can communicate what we are all wanting to do in this house to americans and he represents so much more than just his district in florida. many millions of americans all over this nation praitz the work and the -- praitz the work and the -- praise the work and the leadership of byron donalds. so let's work together. let's stop with the campaign smears and tactics to get people to turn against us, even having my favorite president call us and tell us we need to knock this off, i think it actually needs to be reversed. the president needs to tell kevin mccarthy that, sir, you do not have the votes and it's time to withdraw. with that, i yield. thank you. the clerk of the house: you yield back? mrs. boebert: yes, ma'am. the clerk of the house: the reading clerk will again call the roll. the clerk: adams. jef

[applause] >> the honorable byron donald's of the state of florida has received 20. [applause] >> with one recorded as present. no member elect having received the majority of the votes cast, a speaker has not been elected. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida rise? >> thank you, madam clark. house . the clerk of the house: the gentlewoman is recognized. >> my colleagues, well it's groundhog day, again -- >> would the gentleman yield? the clerk of the house: will the house be in order. mrs.cammack: i would like to address not you but the american people, because quite frankly they are -- well, we don't have a speaker yet. the american people, while they are our boss and we work for them. yesterday, as we were here on the house floor, our constituents from all around the country made their voices heard. today the calls, the text messages, emails, they all continue. people are letting their voice be heard and that is a very, very good thing. because that is what we are, after all, a constitutional republic that serves all americans, not just a select few.

byron donalds, he is not qualified. they need to find somebody that is more qualified than kevin mccarthy and that's it. host: john is also on the oppose line on the gulf coast in florida. caller: good morning. yeah, i oppose mccarthy and i support the 20 that are trying to make changes in washington, d.c. we all know mitch mcconnell, how he goes along. we have seen him with biden yesterday. the reason why i oppose this is for changes. we have to make changes in washington, d.c. as far as a candidate, i like steve scalise. i would support him and i think the 20 that are trying to make changes, some of them will also support him. i believe donalds, i like donalds. however, i believe he needs more experience and down the road, he will be in leadership. host: the lines are (202)-748-8000 if you support the speakership of kevin mccarthy. if you oppose, (202)-748-8001. had a woman from maine talking about the political ads. they are already out. this is from the lincoln project, which opposes a number of republicans and pres

byron will stand up and do that. [ applause ] byron has a track record of doing that. importantly, when we're sitting here today and we continue this debate and we have a vote, i just ask my friends on this side of the aisle, do you think the american people support the status quo? yes or no? do you think that the american people want us to continue down the road of what we have been doing? do they want us to continue to do the things since the leadership that's in place have been in place, do you think they want us to continue down that path? the argument that i would make is that they want a new face, new vision, new leadership. and i believe that face, vision and new leadership is byron donalds. i'm proud to put his name into nomination. and i yield back. [ applause ] >> the reading clerk will call the roll. >> adams. jeffries. adaholt. mccarthy. aguilar. jeffries. alford. mccarthy. allen. mccarthy. allred. jeffries. amorday. mccarthy. armstrong. mccarthy. airington. mccarthy. ockenclaus. jeffries. babbin. mccarthy. bacon. mccarthy. baird. mccarthy. balderson. mccar

hakeem jeffries received 212, and byron donalds 13. oklahoma republican kevin hern received 7 votes for speaker and indiana republican latoya sparks again voted present. here are the nominating speeches to those candidates. rise to nominate kevin mccarthy as speaker of the house. the clerk of the house: the gentleman is recognized. >> thank you, madam clerk. the american dream is a dream -- >> order. the house is not in order. the >> the american dream is a dream worth fighting for. and i know in my hearts of hearts that kevin mccarthy is the man to lead us as we work to fulfill that dream for everyone, in every state and in every district. everyone in this chamber understands the need to serve our constituents. it's who elected us and it's our responsibility. kevin understands this as well as anyone. he has dedicated his life to spreading opportunity for all through the private sector and the public sector. you know, this place is a special place for me. my first time on the hill was back when i was an intern in 2003. my mom visited a

byron donalds. i yield back for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? >> madam clerk, i rise to nominate kevin mccarthy for speaker of the house. the clerk of the house: the gentleman is recognized. >> i think at this point we have all heard about kevin mccarthy at length. he is my friend. my colleague. i'm very proud to say that. i know our remarks are directed toward the clerk and the chair but i don't mind saying i'm directing my remarks to another part of our team, and make no mistake, we are a team. we are together. i would say this to some of my friends in texas, i have the same fear, truly, that some of you have, that we squander this opportunity to right the wrongs that have gone on here for the last two and four years and there are very real wrongs, i have that fear just like you do. mr. mast: i say to my friend from montana, i would say that i have the same fear you do. that america gives us this chance to change our course and that we fail. i have that fear. i would say to my friends from arizona, i have the same fears that you do. that we do

byron is the product of a single family where it's not easy, it's not easy. but he has succeeded in america and that's a testament to what we have create here and what we're trying to save. he's got a record of accomplishing things. he has a record of being on the right side. he is respected. he's trusted. he's capable and he achieves results. byron has a big mind and he's big in stature as well. he's very nice. but i will tell you this. in a negotiation, in a negotiation with chuck schumer, i wouldn't want to be on the other side of byron donalds. he knows who he is, he know what is his foundation is and he knows that washington is broken and that what chuck schumer sends over here isn't going to work out for the american people. ladies and gentlemen, washington is broken. byron donalds will inspire us and restore our citizens' faith that this institution actually works for them. and it is my highest honor to nominate the gentleman from florida, byron donalds, to be the next speaker of the house, and i yield. the clerk of the house: the reading clerk will ca

byron donalds is that leader. republicans including many moderates have been impressed by byron donalds. they're impressed by his ability to work together, they respect his leadership, we see him as someone who can communicate what we are all wanting to do in this house, to americans, and he represents so much more than just his district in florida. many millions of americans all over this nation praise the work and the leadership of byron donalds. so let's work together, let's stop with the campaign smears and tactics to get people to turn against us, even having my favorite president call us and tell us we need to knock this off, i think it actually needs to be reversed, the president needs to tell kevin mccarthy that sir, you do not have the votes, and it's time to withdraw. with that, i yield. thank you. >> yield back. >> yes, ma'am. >> the clerk will again call the roll. >>. >> adams. >> adaholt. mccarthy. augialiar. jeffries. offlord. mccarthy. allen. mccarthy. allred. jeffries. amaday. mccarthy. armstrong.

byron donalds of florida. he joined john sandra last hour after he also blocked mccarthy in the fourth vote. watch this. >> what we want to see is that leadership actually reflects where the american people are and that leadership is something that is earned here in the nation's capitol, not just given. that's not an anti kevin statement. that is an indictment of the political process here in washington d.c. >> martha: very interesting. i'm speak with two republican congressmen about what is going on as this plays out live here today on "the story." they get ready to head back in shortly. first, to chad pergram watching all of this from his perch on capitol hill. nobody knows it better than chad. let everybody in. where are we right now with this process? >> right now they're about to wrap up the fifth vote. they would go to a sixth vote. we don't have the official tally from the fifth vote yet. we will have that soon. things have not gotten better for kevin mccarthy to win the speakership. after 24 hours and

byron donalds for speaker. you might remember yesterday that byron donalds, republican congressman from florida, he had been voting for kevin mccarthy on the first two roll call votes and then what he did, he switched his vote on the third ballot for jim jordan. jim jordan has not been campaigning actively for speaker. he said the reason i switched my vote, it is obvious kevin mccarthy doesn't have votes. we'll continue to vote, vote, wear people down actually works counterpurposes. it is counterproductive. you will not get people on your side that way. byron donalds did get a vote for speaker on the very first roll call vote yesterday. at one point he was campaigning to be the chair of republican conference against elise stefanik. he is a second year lawmaker. you might see other names come into play. byron donalds this is name we not heard actively for leadership. he indicated last night he was not actively seeking this, nor put his own name into the leadership race here but that something that which have to

byron donalds. i yield back

the hard-line opposition of about 20 rebels backing congressman byron donalds of florida this go-around. this vote is playing out as we're seeing quite an interesting split screen moment on the left side of your screen. you see senator -- senator minority leader mitch mcconnell at an event in kentucky with president biden there talking about the bipartisan infrastructure bill that was only passed because of democrats and republicans working together and now you see on the screen a place where bipartisanship is not happening, in fact, barely partisanship when it comes to republicans. cnn is tracking everything as it happens vote by vote. let's start with lauren fox. kevin mccarthy's allies are frustrated. are they suggesting they know of any path out of this? any way to pick off these rebels? >> reporter: there's a lot of concern about how they are going to get out of this box in the speaker's race with the fear that kevin mccarthy even if he emerges, even if miraculously he can get the votes at this point that he will be severely weakened. what one ally told me, he probably has another

now, byron has a big mind and he's big in stature as well. he's very nice, but i will tell you this, in a negotiation, in a negotiation with chuck schumer, i sure wouldn't want be to be on the other side of byron donalds is, he knows who he is, he knows what his foundation is, and he knows what that washington is broken and what chuck schumer sends over here is not going to work out for the american people. ladies and gentlemen, washington is broken. byron donalds will inspire us and restore our citizens' faith that this institution actually works for them and it is my highest honor to nominate the gentleman from florida byron donalds to be the next speaker of the house. and i yield. [ applause ] >> the reading clerk will call the roll. aderholt? mccarthy. aguilar? jefferys. alford? mccarthy. allen? mccarthy. amodei? mccarthy. armstrong? mccarthy. arrington? mccarthy. auchincloss? jeffries. bacon? mccarthy. baird? mccarthy. balderson? mccarthy balint? jeffries barr? mccarthy. barragan? jefferys. bean of bentz? mccarthy. bera? jeffries. bergma

we need more byron donaldss. i know byron. he's not a prop. he's a man of personal conviction. he arrived at his convictions through authentic and genuine life experience. people ask me, what is the end game? how does this end? the answer to this question is that this is a dynamic process. all of the decisions on this floor result from the coming together of minds, one way or another. this is the people's business. we will resolve the people's business. and when we do, we will go to the mat for the american people. because we will be led by people of conviction. like the gentleman from florida. byron donalds. i yield back. the clerk of the house: the reading clerk will call the roll. the clerk: adams. jeffries. aderholt. mccarthy. aguilar. jeffries. alford. mccarthy. allen. mccarthy. allred. jeffries. amodei. mccarthy. armstrong. mccarthy. arrington. mccarthy. auchincloss. jeffries. babin. mccarthy. bacon. mccarthy. baird. mccarthy. balderson. mccarthy. balint. jeffries. banks. mccarthy. barr. mccarthy. barragan. barragan. bean of florida. mccarthy. beatty. jeffries. bentz. mcc

you will see byron donalds being put up by a number of people. i will be voting for byron donalds. that being said there are talks. everything starts with a conversation. i think we're having talks now. neil: congressman i would be remiss if i didn't mention what the president wants to do about the border. he will visit there. he is talking about these asylum cases, those, preferential categories for likes of those coming in from cuba, nicaragua, venezuela, haiti. that is the only difference i see, sir. you're probably familiar with more than i will ever be, what do you make of that first off? >> just words. he indicated he is not interested in the border. he has been president now going on two years. he hasn't visited the border. neither has the vice president who is supposed to be heading up the border. it is just words. we're i think, we don't know how many people illegally are in the country. it is probably in the neighborhood of five to eight million people which is pretty as strong niching. more people on the terror watch list which is national security. what we have is an in

much of the attention is on this congressman. >> byron donald's, republican of florida. neil: i am wondering, many flavors to come core test cases to come. >> which one do you want today? they have 31 flavors, 2 or 3 other different names dropped out here. the one i would look at first is steve scalise, put into nomination. neil: could they get those 20? >> that is an unknown quantity. this is interesting because there was a moment in time on capitol hill when john boehner was stepping away, they were struggling, they were in this stasis trying to figure out who was going to be speaker of the house. they had a speaker of the house and i was told he would stay on until i got a speaker even though he had given a firm date but he said we can work this out by that point. paul ryan was not in the mix. everyone was saying it has to be paul ryan even people who were not enamored of paul ryan because he was the consensus candidate. he was shoved into the job by some other people and catholic clergy, gilded into taking this job that if he did not run the term that was used on cap

byron is trying to negotiate a settlement to this whole thing. why you would vote for byron? >> i think the numbers we're looking at, i think we can all sort of conclude at least at this juncture are meaningless. what is meaningful is what is being said behind closed doors and whether it has the capacity to change these numbers and what's very clear is they haven't reached that point yet. >> but to scott's point, i think it's interesting. it may be interesting to watch the hearn number. we know byron is negotiating. right? and presumably in good faith. so we'll see if byron is going to say at some point i'm taking five votes and going with me, i -- or 20 votes. >> right. >> my feeling is the more this thing rolls on, the harder it's going to be for everybody because i just, you know, i don't know who is paying attention. but this is beginning to become a dreary, dreary march here. >> it's very hard. on a human level. after you get to a certain point to move. right? it becomes not about strategy and what's right. human psychology. so does kevin mccarthy have more than nine liv

we need more byron donaldss i know byron he is not a prop. he is a man of personal conviction. he arrived at his convictions through authentic and genuine life experience people to bless you what is the end game? how does this end? the answer to this question is this is a dynamic process. all of the decisions on this floor result from the coming together of minds one way or another. this is the people's business. we will resolve the people's business. [applause] and when we do, we will go to the mat for the american people. [applause] because we will be led by people of conviction. like the gentleman from florida. byron donalds. i yield back. [applause] speak of the rating clerk will call the role. the reading clerk will call the rule. role. adams. jeffries. adderholt, mccarthy agular. , jeffries. alford, mccarthy. >> harris: so the seventh vote begins at this point. and our graphics as others on your screen, byron donalds name could go there from florida, congressman elect. you saw a fiery nomination speech for him on the floor there from representative elect dan bishop of nor

i would like to nominate the name of byron donalds to speaker of the house of representatives. the clerk of the house: the gentleman is recognized. >> let me start by saying it is an absolute privilege to be standing here with each and every one of you. i know we have differences of opinions and differences of ayen das we would like to pursue but i would tell you we all are representing the united states of america in the best fashion that i know that we truly believe in. so thank you. and it is a privilege. when i walk out every evening from the longworth office building, i will tell you as i look back on the capitol, with the lights gleaming upon it, that i recognize the honor, the privilege, and the responsibility that each one of us has taken on to be in this place that we are right now. mr. rosendale: and the obligations that we have to the districts that we represent back home. it is an incredible privilege but it is also an incredible responsibility and i do not take it lightly and i know that no one in this room does. we are participating in a system that has endured 24

we need more byron donaldss. i know byron. he's not a prop. he's a man of personal conviction. he arrived at his convictions through authentic and genuine life experience. people ask me, what is the end game? how does this end? the answer to this question is that this is a dynamic process. all of the decisions on this floor result from the coming together of minds, one way or another. this is the people's business. we will resolve the people's business. and when we do, we will go to the mat for the american people. because we will be led by people of conviction. like the gentleman from florida. byron donalds. i yield back. the clerk of the house: the reading clerk will call the roll. the clerk: adams. jeffries. aderholt. mccarthy. aguilar. jeffries. alford. mccarthy. allen. mccarthy. allred. jeffries. amodei. mccarthy. armstrong. mccarthy. arrington. mccarthy. auchincloss. jeffries. babin. mccarthy. bacon. mccarthy. baird. mccarthy. balderson. mccarthy. balint. jeffries. banks. mccarthy. rr. mccarthy. barragan. barragan. bean of florida. mccarthy. beatty. jeffries. bentz. mccar

in that he really attracted himself to byron brass. he sent a record in the one as the 19 saves, you know, against byron earlier in the season. so he is stellar between the post cat like reflexes, i think byron definitely needed to secure that piece to replace noah and i. it looks like the summer is the man. well, let's talk about dormant for a minute. the perennial runner up and they're gonna see sebastian, honda joining falling his bat of cancer. what kind of a boost will that be for then? i think this is a huge boost, abashed. alleyah was brought over to replace ellen holland when you look at how many goals dominant produce so far, only 25 such bashing alleyah led the dutch league and goals, he scored 11 in the champions league as well as the record transfer for dorman. and he recently scored a hattrick in the stretch of 7 minutes, and apparently we caught it was abashed. alleyah, this is what he had to say about his return. finally, after 6 months, after 6 months in a year, like i said, it was really looking forward to her to play.

byron donalds, he is not qualified. they need to find somebody that is more qualified than kevin mccarthy and that's it. host: john is also on the oppose line on the gulf coast in florida. caller: good morning. yeah, i oppose mccarthy and i support the 20 that are trying to make changes in washington, d.c. we all know mitch mcconnell, how he goes along. we have seen him with biden yesterday. the reason why i oppose this is for changes. we have to make changes in washington, d.c. as far as a candidate, i like steve scalise. i would support him and i think the 20 that are trying to make changes, some of them will also support him. i believe donalds, i like donalds. however, i believe he needs more experience and down the road, he will be in leadership. host: the lines are (202)-748-8000 if you support the speakership of kevin mccarthy. if you oppose, (202)-748-8001. had a woman from maine talking about the political ads. they are already out. this is from the lincoln project, which opposes a number of republicans and pres

byron donalds in the same position. aishah hasnie is reporting byron donalds will be the alternative choice in the next round but you can see there is support for jim jordan as well. so, this is really, from our perspective, fascinating to watch that play out, you mentioned earlier this is the way conventions used to look, more interesting to cover when it looked like that. from our perspective, it's politics in action, see where it goes. but this is quite interesting as we get into the fifth vote here and probably headed toward a sixth maybe today as well. >> sandra: final tally, 201 mccarthy, 212 jeffries, 20 others, and one present category. mccarthy said he believes the pathway if more members vote present, he got one today after none in the previous votes. and ken buck was speaking, the member from colorado, he did cast his vote for mccarthy but he did tell reporters out in the hallway that mccarthy should step aside if he can't secure the votes. he said members after this fifth vote now are getting worn down. and

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it's so specific, byron. this is why the red flags are being raised, that hunter biden had access to these classified documents and with that accesses actually making money and doing business deals and it's all there in black and white. so where is this going, do you think? and do you expect that we will see something happen with regard to this influence peddling now that the republicans are in charge and james comer at the oversight committee seems to be dug in on this. >> well, we're now seeing kind of a merger between the joe biden document scandal and the hunter biden laptop scandal. a lot of people have remarked that hunter biden was living in the house in wilmington at a time the documents were there and by the time -- and some of they that was actually on crack and acting very irresponsibly so there are actual concerns about having hunter biden around these classified documents. on the other of hand, earlier in 2014 we were just discussing this e-mail does suggest that hunter biden has inside informati

we need more byron donalds. i know -- [ applause ] i know byron. he's not a prop. he's a man of personal conviction. he arrived at his convictions through authentic and genuine life experience. people asked me, what is the end game? how does this end? the answer to this question is that this is a dynamic process. all of the decisions on this floor result from the coming together of minds, one way or another. this is the people's business. we will resolve the people's business. [ applause ] and when we do, we will go to the mat for the american people. [ applause ] because we will be led by people of conviction like the gentleman from florida. byron donalds. [ applause ] i yield back. >> the reading clerk will call the roll . >> so we're waiting for the roll call to begin among stirrings among house republicans that the negotiations between some of the rebels and the mccarthy camp has resulted in some conversions to the pro-mccarthy camp. there's talk of congressman chip roy and about ten of the rebels possibly switching to mccarthy on this vote. we will see if that

he is byron work. byron, good to see you. when you heard there was a fourth batch a fourth back of top secret classified documents found in the president's delaware home what was your reaction? now democrats and the media are rapidly turning on the president for covering up his mishandling of the nation's secrets? >> well, my reaction was, we're learning more from the biden lawyers and you know, when there is, a controversy going on you have to ask yourself how do i know what i know? and right now everything we know about this is stuff that we've been told by the biden lawyers. oh, there is five more documents here. there is 10 documents here. there is a small number there. we have no independent way of verifying this right now. so one of the things that we've seen in this growing scandal is that the public gets information from the biden lawyers. then the appointment of of a special counsel, the justice department completely shut the case up and congress will not find out about it. this is restricting information which is so

the honorable byron donalds of the state of florida has received 19. the honorable donald j. trump of the state of florida has received one. with one recorded as present. no member-elect having received the majority of the votes cast, a speaker has not been elected. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? >> madam clerk, i rise to nominate kevin mccarthy for speaker of the house. the clerk of the house: the gentleman is recognized. >> i think at this point we have all heard about kevin mccarthy at length. he is my friend. my colleague. i'm very proud to say that. i know our remarks are directed toward the clerk and the chair but i don't mind saying i'm directing my remarks to another part of our team, and make no mistake, we are a team. we are together. i would say this to some of my friends in texas, i have the same fear, truly, that some of you have, that we squander this opportunity to right the wrongs that have gone on here for the last two and four years and there are very real wrongs, i have that fear just like you do. mr. mast: i say to my friend from mo

it's their world but possible you're doing -- >> byron is a great guy. good friend and i just don't think democrats will go there. they've already said it publicly. they're not going to join with republicans. you won't see -- it happened in pennsylvania, we just had this happen. and it's a positive step but i don't see that happening here. it would be good for america but i don't think -- >> it's hard to see it happening, however, if we're still sitting here next week in the same position, some 10 more votes having been lost and these other names, scalise and others having not been able to get the number of votes -- >> there's no incentive for democrats. >> the incentive democrats generally believe in government. >> yes. >> and they may want to get on with governing and, you know, this is an untenable situation. i enjoy all your company, but we can't keep meeting like this. >> you'd have to negotiate out in advance. you have to say if you're fit patrick, i'll be pro-raising the debt ceiling. >> oh, they will very have to make concessions. >> you have to

it is way too -- elizabeth: byron, so what the congresswoman just said, byron, what do you make of all of this? because there is debate whether or not mccarthy making big concessions, whether or not he is gutting his own power as a speaker? this is what others are saying, it's a really important fight over massive government spending passed in the dead of night at the 11th hour when congress doesn't read the bill and no hearings what do you say to all of this? >> well i think mccarthy already before the voting started made a lot of concessions for changes in how the house operates. i mean a lot of conservatives in the united states are almost traumatized by this $1.7 trillion omnibus that passed on december 23rd but you know, 200 house republicans voted against it. nine house republicans voted for it. seven of them are no longer in the house. they did it on the way out the door. so, kevin mccarthy is, actually wanted the senate not to pass the bill, to wait until republicans were in charge of the house and could perhaps cut it down a little bit. i think right now the situation right no

so byron donalds is not you guy. you are open. you know whether some of your colleagues share an openness depending on the individual? >> i think depending on the individual there are other members of congress on the democratic side that would be open to it. it depends -- >> neil: to be clear. open to a republican. >> open to a republican, depending on the individual and depending on the commitments that they make in terms of shearing subpoena power and not holding the country hostage on debt ceiling debates on a shut down. >> neil: that might limit the pool of candidates. we'll see. thank you. >> neil, are you a candidate? >> it's a jump ball. anybody could try. thanks, congressman. i very much appreciate it. we have sarah westwood joining us, "the washington examiner." what do you think of this process? the votes are almost complete here. it's sixth time in a row. kevin mccarthy ain't there and might never be there. >> whatever kevin mccarthy is doing in terms of his approach to negotiating with his opposition, it's not working.

byron will stand up and do that! byron -- [applause] -- >> nope! byron will stand up and do that. the one thing that you cannot demand in that legislative process is a guarantee. according to what you just heard from chip roy, byron o'donnell who has spent a congressman for two years, will be arable, speaker of the house, to do something no one has ever done before. to solve the problem at the southern border to republican satisfaction. for the first time in the history of the southern border, and he will be able to do that on his own as speaker of the house without the united states senate, i without the president of the united states. chipper was also suggesting, in a bailed way, that byron donalds will be -- stopped on to -- hear the word, stop funding bureaucrats that are stepping over the freedoms of the american people. translation: he means the fbi. he suggesting that somehow the speaker of the house can cut off funding to the fbi even though the senate will never vote for that in the president tonight says will never allow it. in other words, every single word that every r

the honorable byron donalds of the state of florida has received 12. the honorable kevin hearn of the state of oklahoma has received seven. the honorable donald j. trump of the state of florida has received one. with one recorded as present. no nominee having received the majority of the votes cast, a speaker has not been for what purpose says the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition. >> i move that they how stands adjourned until noon tomorrow. >> the question is on the motion that the house stands adjourned until noon tomorrow. those in favor say aye on -- those opposed, no. >> no. in the opinion of the chair, the nose of it. the yeas and nays are requested, those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number hasn't risen, people will require their vote by electronic device. this will be a 15-minute vote. >> we are now gonna go to the portion where they have each person vote individually so they can count the yeas and nays, to confirm the chairs ruling that the yays have it, meaning they would not recess, essentially, until

byron is a product of the single family where it's not easy. it's not easy, but he has succeeded in america, and that's a testament to what we have created here, and what we're trying to save. he's got a record of accomplishing things. he has a record of being on the right side. he is respected. he is trusted. he is capable, and he achieves results. now byron has a big mind and he's big in stature as well. he's very nice, but i will tell you this. in a negotiation -- in a negotiation with chuck schumer, i wouldn't want to be on the other side of byron donalds. he knows who he is. he knows what his foundation is, and he knows that washington is broken, and what chuck schumer sends over here isn't going to work out for the american people. ladies and gentlemen, washington is broken. byron donalds will inspire us and restore our citizen's faith that this institution actually works for them. it is my highest honor to nominate the gentleman from florida, byron donalds to be next speaker of the house. i yield. [ applause ] >> the reading clerk will c

congressman byron donelson his wife. i think you need to join him in congress and the senate. in politics l object we in your right. i've got to your husband if he is a natural born leader in the great story and terms of personal success. have you gotten on a reaction t that mark definitely more reaction than expected. i really appreciate you having me on but the truth is what you said the husband is a natural wind leader he is the future of the republican party's colleagues in congress and know what his colleagues from the florida house know it. people who worked with him in his career in finance and know it i certainly know in my boys do it's important that those on the other side tried they are the ones trying to ignite him and say that the only reason he successful is because the color of its cam or because of who hi wife is in color of my skin we all know it's not true when he has achieved his success by har work mayor and intelligence i'm so proud of him. >> and you should be. if gotten to know you. i find it an honor and love you life's story. you look at joy read i was

byron york is the gentleman on the right-hand side of the screen and byron joins us now. byron, i would say this is not education. it is in-- to inflation and i want to know when it is going to end? >> nobody knows. this is just the latest in a long line of violations of freedom of expression on american campuses. there is no indication at all it will stop. by the way a lot of college professors are afraid for their jobs. not only afraid the tenure that protects their jobs might not hold but their numbers are decreasing. colleges have fewer and fewer professors with more and more administrators to enforce rules like this. so things are going in the wrong direction. this latest example is just more evidence of it. stuart: it is indeed. byron, talk about something we normally talking about that is politics. i want to change the subject. washington, d.c. is getting hammered by rising crime. carjackings up 14% in 2022 a significant gain and a teenager was shot and killed by a homeowner he was found tampering with vehicles. byron, you live in washington, d.c. give as you repor

byron. >> mr. president, why did you decide now is finally the right time to visit the southern border? republicans have been calling on you to do this since the beginning -- >> republicans have not been serious about this at all, come on, they have not been serious about this at all. >> john: president biden announcing he's finally going to the border for the very first time after two years, and 4.2 million migrant crossings on his watch. he says he will visit el paso to "assess border enforcement operations and see what the folks on the ground there need." let's take a look at what is happening on the ground. >> sandra: full on humanitarian crisis as it has been for quite some time, more than 160,000 migrant crossings in the el paso sector alone in the past three months. shelters there are overwhelmed, migrants sleeping on the streets, shielding their children from freezing cold temperatures on some days. meanwhile, people who live there say their life, way of life is under attack. ranches and ho

we need more byron donaldses. i know byron. he is not a prop. he is a man of personal conviction. he arrived at his convictions through authentic and genuine life experience. people ask me, what is the end game? how does this end? the answer to this question is that this is a dynamic process. all of the decisions on this floor result from the coming together of minds one way or another. this is the people's business. we will resolve the people's business. [ applause ] and when we do, we will go to the mat for the american people. [ applause ] because we will be led by people of conviction, like the gentleman from florida, byron donalds. i yield back. [ applause ] >> the reading clerk will call the roll. >> this will be the seventh vote. this is the third day that they have been doing this. again, it's byron donalds nominated as well as mccarthy on the republican side, and, of course, hakeem jeffries who has been getting united support. let's listen. >> aguilar. jeffries. alford. mccarthy. allen. mccarthy. allred. jeffries. amodei. mccarthy. armstrong. mccarthy. arrington. mccarthy

is recognized. >> i've known byron for roughly about four years now. and being that he's from the state of florida i can tell you that i've come to know him on both the campaign trail and personally. but i want to clarify something real quick to my colleagues across the aisle. what you're seeing with this discussion does not mean that we are dysfunctional. and in no way, shape or form will a democrat ever hold the gavel to a republican-controlled house. these discussions and dialogues have actually been good for the american people. and although the media tries to pit us against each other, i can tell you that it's been something that we need as a country. there are people that are frustrated with this process. byron through this entire time has done something i think most leaders should do more of and that's listen. respect people when they're talking. understand the needs of the american people. be willing to take negotiations but also too to realize when is a proper time to stand your ground on certain things. i ask my colleagues today to support hi

now the fact that byron donalds was not nominated, maybe that tells us something. that something important to watch because again, he was getting most of the other votes beside hakeem jeffries on the floor. that might indicate some change there. we'll see. michael cloud, republican of texas who's been a mccarthy opponent just voted and she's been somebody we're keeping an eye on and i might think he'd be one of the ones that might change his position. you know, that's somebody that's in play. he's not been necessarily as hardened as say a matt gates or a lauren boger for instance but we'll know more at the end of this ballot here. andrew clive, another republican opposed cast his boll la tech and we're look -- ballot and looking to see what people are voting and hearing a lot of applause and seeing applause in the house chamber. i wonder if these folks have shifted their ballots. that would be key and then you would in fact start to see movement. maybe this is a gradual thing and get a few votes today and get a few votes tomorrow and again, the biggest problem kevi