Existential uncertainty wafted through the hallways of the House on Wednesday. A chamber full of representatives-elect is failing to install Kevin McCarthy (or anyone else) as speaker, so they can’t be sworn in yet.
“I know our capacity to do basic legislation doesn’t really exist,” said Rep.-elect Derek Kilmer, continuing up the stairs, then turning around to ask a reporter: “DoExistential uncertainty wafted through the hallways of the House on Wednesday. Members-elect and their staffers kept asking one another, “Do you know anything?” This was the first time in 100 years that the election of a speaker of the HouseOn Jan.
Point of order: The 118th Congress has indeed begun, according to constitutional procedure, and the House is in the process of organizing itself. But the House technically has no members and cannot proceed with the business of the American people. The delay in the House is not without some precedent.
Democrats had lost the House in November’s midterm elections, but they were having a lot more fun on their side of the aisle, watching as McCarthy suffered defeat after humiliating defeat. Confusion reigned. Missouri Republican Billy Long, who just retired from Congress, spent Wednesday wondering whether he was actually still a member.
“All I know is I checked with the Congressional Research Service to see if we will still be getting paid,” said Abbas Alawieh, chief of staff to Rep.-elect Cori Bush , sitting on a bench outside the chamber in the first hour of Wednesday’s session. “They haven’t gotten back to me yet.”Nearby, Rep.-elect Ken Buck explained that he believed the House existed, but in a state of “disarray.” The proof: People had been elected, and had pins, and could go on the floor to vote for the speaker.
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