House Speaker election coverage: Signs of progress in GOP talks as McCarthy loses sixth vote

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  • Source: The Hill
  • 01/04/2023

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Wednesday failed to secure the Speakership on the House’s sixth vote — and third of the day.

But signs began emerging of progress in GOP talks.

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) said “ongoing conversations” regarding the Speaker’s race have “been more productive in the last two hours” than they have in a while and that “progress has been made.” 

“We’re having ongoing conversations, they’ve actually been more productive in the last two hours than they’ve been in a long time,” Roy told reporters on the steps of the Capitol, though he said McCarthy still lacks the required votes.

 

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