What Speaker McCarthy’s concessions mean for the nation
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What House Speaker McCarthy’s concessions to get elected mean for the nation
After four days of defeats, Republican Kevin McCarthy was finally elected as Speaker of the House on the 15th vote, the most attempts since before the Civil War. His dramatic victory came after a series of concessions that will give hardline conservatives greater influence in the House. Sarah Binder, a political scientist at George Washington University, joins John Yang to discuss what this means.
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What Speaker McCarthy’s concessions mean for the nation
Clip: 1/7/2023 | 6m 23sVideo has Closed Captions
After four days of defeats, Republican Kevin McCarthy was finally elected as Speaker of the House on the 15th vote, the most attempts since before the Civil War. His dramatic victory came after a series of concessions that will give hardline conservatives greater influence in the House. Sarah Binder, a political scientist at George Washington University, joins John Yang to discuss what this means.
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