McCarthy had failed to prevail and become the new House speaker in 11 rounds of voting through Thursday evening. Lee Zeldin for House speaker despite Zeldin’s departure from the body after a loss in New York’s gubernatorial race. On Tuesday, the day Congress was scheduled to start, Harris voted for former New York Republican Rep. Harris voted for McCarthy on the 14th and the final ballot, the 15th. McCarthy still lacked the necessary votes after the 13th ballot. In the 13th vote, Harris switched his choice and voted for McCarthy for the first time. Jim Jordan, as McCarthy neared but didn't quite reach the total needed. On Friday, on the 12th vote, Harris voted for Ohio Republican Rep. Ultimately, the House selected McCarthy as Speaker, but not before the power of the position was substantially weakened. The scene that unfolded on the House floor on Friday night after the interview was muddled and chaotic though as members clamored to cast their votes to adjourn at around midnight after McCarthy again fell short on a 14th ballot. 6, 2023, in between the 13th and 14th votes for Speaker of the House. "Our federal government is alive and well," said Harris, speaking in a phone interview on Jan. After 14 votes for Speaker of the House, no individual had the required votes necessary for the position. His votes for others than McCarthy contributed to the lack of a majority and a delayed start to the Congress, marking the first occasion for multiple votes in 100 years. Harris voted 12 times this week for a House Speaker other than McCarthy before changing his vote to McCarthy on the 13th vote on Friday afternoon. Andy Harris, whose 1st District covers the Eastern Shore, Harford County and a portion of Baltimore County, was a key vote in the process. The United States House of Representatives is known as “ The People’s House,” but because of an intraparty spat over who should be the next speaker of the House, the people’s business was delayed three days before California Republican Kevin McCarthy was ultimately chosen on the 15th ballot.
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