This week's live stream from the U.S. House brought an unusual amount of drama as the American public watched lawmakers struggle to select a new speaker. That’s largely thanks to C-SPAN. Congressional reporter Camila DeChalus explains more.
On Jan. 3, the House voted to establish quorum ahead of its first three speaker election ballots.
Its cameras have captured the huddles of House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy and Jim Jordan , a McCarthy ally who was nominated for speaker by conservative hard-liners over his own objections. The cameras also caught rare moments like New York Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez conversing with Arizona Republican Paul A. Gosar. Ocasio-Cortez later told
Reps.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Paul A. Gosar spoke together in the House chamber during the House speaker vote on Jan. 3.
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