#McCarthy flips 14 dissenters on 12th speaker ballot but still falls short.
The ongoing #gridlock came on the second anniversary of the violent riot that shook the Capitol.

Kevin McCarthy came up #short in the #12thballot in his bid for speaker on Friday, but chipped away at his dissenters by winning the support of #14members who previously opposed his bid for the top gavel.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/06/house-speaker-vote-day-4-00076738

Boebert nominates Kevin Hern. #12thBallot #RepublicansInRuins #GOPClownCar

For a guy under investigation for sex-trafficking minors, Gaetz certainly has an awful lot to say about purity, particularly when he argues, "Madam Clerk, there is great trust in Mr. (Gym) Jordan," the guy who turned a blind eye to serial sexual assault of Ohio State wrestlers. #RepublicansInRuins #GOPClownCar #12thBallot

Jim Clyburn nominates Hakeem Jeffries. #12thBallot #RepublicansInRuins #GOPClownCar