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A Look Back at the Time in 1856 When It Took Two Months to Elect a Speaker

Por: Slate Politics January 05, 2023

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Over the last 30-ish hours, Congress has put on quite the show: Republican California Rep. Kevin McCarthy is repeatedly failing at securing enough votes to become the next Speaker of the House. It’s a situation that hasn’t happened in a century, but McCarthy’s speakership contest is far from the most divisive fight to occur in the hallways of Capitol Hill. Most speaker elections are considered almost formalities, but there have been 14... + full article



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