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LA CROSS, Wisconsin — The new U.S. Congress convened on Tuesday for the first time in over a century that the Speaker of the House was not elected on the first ballot.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy is vying for the position. He needs his 218 votes if all 435 members vote. As of Friday night, he repeatedly falls short after more than a dozen votes, even though Republicans hold a majority in the House.
The stalemate is what Anthony Chergoski, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, said would “run wild” in the next two years.
“This whole battle for presidency raises fundamental questions about what the House of Representatives will be like as a governing body,” Chergoski said.
He pointed out that Congressmen have a lot of work to do, including passing the budget, keeping the government funded, and raising the debt ceiling.
“In addition to everything else the Republicans want to achieve with their new majority status, there are a lot of so-called ‘must pass’ bills the House has to deal with,” Chergoski said.
In his opinion, the next two years will most likely be chaotic, with no major legislative achievements to be expected.
See the full interview with Chergosky above.
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