US House Struggles to Elect Next Speaker as McCarthy Unable to Get Votes Needed | EWTN News Nightly

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The US House continues to struggle over who will be the next speaker. Until one is elected and members are sworn in, Republicans can't move forward with their agenda. Kevin McCarthy was hoping day 2 to get over the Speaker of the House finish line, but he is still more than a dozen votes short of reaching that 218 mark necessary to become Speaker. Representative Mike Gallagher kicked off day 2 passionately describing why Kevin McCarthy should get the nod. He stated, "Nobody has done more to lay out a plan for how we restore the basic functioning of this institution than Kevin McCarthy. No one. Nobody has done that." But the Freedom Caucus members remained defiant, nominating Florida Congressman Byron Donalds as the next Speaker. Freedom Caucus Chairman Scott Perry and 8 other Republicans wrote fellow lawmakers demanding term limits for members, a vote on a border security bill crafted by the Texas GOP delegation and to pass a balanced budget resolution by the end of March. But most importantly, Freedom Caucus members want to be named chair on several committees. Capitol Hill Correspondent, Erik Rosales reports. EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf