The Fight for Speaker of the House (Listener Request)
Civics & Coffee: A History Podcast
04/22/23
•16m
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Earlier this year, many watched as California Representative Kevin McCarthy waited out multiple ballots to secure his position as Speaker of the House. The week-long series of votes led many to wonder what was happening and whether there was any historical precedent for this.
In fact, so many of you reached out to ask about this and request I do an episode covering it that I felt duty bound to push this to the front of the line. So join me as I talk about what the House of Representatives are, why there was so much attention given to the votes, and what happened in prior battles for Speaker.
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