Kevin McCarthy elected House speaker in 15th floor vote after days of high drama

“Rep.-elect Ralph Norman of South Carolina said restoring fiscal sanity is his top priority and said the deal would help make that happen. ‘We cannot continue the reckless spending and borrowing on the backs of our children,’ he tweeted. ‘That’s why I am pleased to have reached an agreement with Rep. McCarthy on concrete steps he will take to fix our budgeting and appropriations processes., as well as much-needed rules changes in the House.'” – Fox News, January 7, 2023

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