When the new session of the 118th Congress begins in the United States, it is reported that the House of Representatives has elected Representative Kevin McCarthy of California to be the Minority Leader. Both Wednesday and Tuesday, McCarthy went through seven rounds voting and, after 8th round of voting, he finally elected. McCarthy had a total 200 Republican votes in the seventh and eighth rounds of voting, which is the same number of votes he earned in the previous six ballots. In an effort to win over dissidents McCarthy provided new concessions regarding laws governing House operations. As Republicans have a narrow 221-2212 majority over Democrats, with one current vacancy, McCarthy is able to only lose backing of four Republicans to attain an overall majority of 218.
1. How many Republicans have voted for the Minority leader Kevin McCarthy on the seventh and eighth rounds of vote?
California lawmaker fails 11th vote to become the next US House Speaker. This is a significant news story in that it signaled a change of leadership in this highly regarded legislative body. Kevin McCarthy, the Minority Leader, failed in his attempt to become Speaker of the US House Speaker in the 7th and 8th rounds of vote. Despite garnering the support of most Republicans however, the amount of votes that McCarthy was able to get in the seventh and eighth rounds weren’t enough to secure him the post. Particularly, McCarthy was supported by more than 199 Republicans in the seventh round, and 203 Republicans in the eight.
2. How many Republicans should not be supporting the Minority Leader McCarthy in order for him to win a majority vote of 218?
The news about California Lawmaker securing 11th vote to become the next US House Speaker, the issue is what percentage of Republicans must not support Minority Leader McCarthy in order to get a majority vote from 218 voters. This is one reason why we should to look at how the House of Representatives. It has 435 members, who are elected for two years and serve districts that are roughly comparable in population. For a person to become the Speaker of the House in order to be the speaker, they need more than half of the votes of the House members. This is 218. This means that in this particular scenario, Minority Speaker McCarthy has to have 218 votes before he can become the next US House Speaker.
3. What concessions was Minority Leader McCarthy willing to grant dissident groups in order to secure their support?
In order to win the approval of the California legislator, the Minority Leader McCarthy agreed to a number of concessions. Specifically, McCarthy proposed a number of modifications to the Congress’ guidelines and procedures. This includes increasing the amount of committees that are led by minorities along with a reduction of the chairpersonships of committees that are that are held by major parties in addition to a more open dialogue between the minorities and the majority caucus. McCarthy added that there will be more debate on the House committee floor, and greater participation of minorities in the making of laws.
4. How many lawmakers in Congress?
Presently, 435 of the 50 states , the District of Columbia as well as five U.S. territory are part of the 118th Congress. The 118th Congress is the first to have a majority female members and has 127 women in the House and 25 representing the Senate. In addition that the 118th Congress is the most ethnically and racially diversifying in the history of the United States, with representatives with diverse background and races. In the story regarding California Lawmaker Loses 11th Ballot to Be the Next US House Speaker, the speaker of the House is Nancy Pelosi, who was first elected Speaker in 2007 and has been re-elected every two years ever since.
A Short Summary
There is no doubt that the members of the right-wing protest movement have held back development on negotiations for the House of Representatives’ selection of a speaker. Some conservative members are preventing from progress through their personal agendas for far long. This cannot continue. A majority of representatives have to unite to choose an individual leader who will unite the House as well as promote civility and advancement for all.
