Congressman-elect Keith Self is among the 20 Republicans who continue to block Kevin McCarthy from being elected Speaker of the U.S. House.
During an interview with CBS11 before Thursday's five votes he said,"I want someone to lead this Republican conference to address the existential threat that our nation faces today."
When asked if McCarthy is the problem Self responded,"No, the problem is with the conference. I have a lack of trust in my Republican colleagues because of history."On Thursday, Republican Troy Nehls of the 22nd Congressional District in Texas and member of the House Freedom Caucus nominated McCarthy."I believe this battle we are raging must end. Kevin McCarthy has been our leader for the past four years and has overwhelming support within this conference.
Sessions expressed concern about new rules that would make it easier to call for a no-confidence vote of the Speaker."That makes our majority less able and adaptive to be able to not only get our work done, but to I guess be powerful because I guess everyday whoever's the Speaker has to recheck with everybody on their vote."
When asked how Republicans can find that leader while also making it easier to get rid of them Self said,"It's a great question. I don't know. What you're seeing in action today is democracy. It's chaotic, it's messy."
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