Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) told reporters that he wasnt sure what the next steps will be.
He said that there is a deep sense of animosity.
Youre going to have to come back from it because in the end, you just got to.
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You just got to work together.
Were not there yet.
But he said that McCarthys team was not there yet.
He also said that a key frustration for McCarthy came when dissenting members demanded certain chairmanships and committee assignments.
Bacon said that was something that crossed the line of taste.
Democrats again played up their unity in backing Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) for speaker.
McCarthy actually left his seat before the latest roll call was completed.
What we are doing is exercising our rights to vote and have a debate, Roy said.
As the third roll call proceeded, there were some digs at the GOP holdouts.
There was no movement in his direction.
A majority is needed, something that is unlikely to happen given the new GOP majority in the chamber.
PREVIOUSLY:The House is now going to a second ballot for speaker.
He sat in a back row, chatting with another member but largely staying to himself.
Wearing a mask, he stayed off to the side, standing near Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS).
Thompson chaired the January 6th Committee, and Raskin was one of its members.
As the vote continued, Democrats again murmured as votes were cast against McCarthy.
Nineteen Republicans voted against McCarthy, the California Republican who has long dreamed of the speakership.
But the next speaker has to have secured a majority, not a plurality, of those present.
Based on the number of members present 434 that would be 218 votes.
Instead, McCarthy got 203.
Three other votes went to other GOP figures.
The vote is critical not just for House leadership, but any business at all in the chamber.
A speaker has to be selected before new members are sworn in.
As the roll call was conducted, Democrats seemed to relish in the moment.
Members-elect were allowed to bring family members to the floor, including young children.
Some were spotted playing in the aisle during the roll call.
When any GOP member cast a vote against McCarthy, murmurs could be heard on the Democratic side.
Some of McCarthys supporters vowed to fight on.
Members must announce their vote as the roll call is read.
It marked the end of 20 years in congressional leadership.
