When Kevin McCarthy was sworn in as speaker of the House of Representatives in the 118th Congress?

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  • A. January 3, 2023
  • B. January 5, 2023
  • C. January 7, 2023
  • D. January 9, 2023

Correct Answer: C. January 7, 2023

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was sworn in on January 7, 2023 as speaker of the House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. McCarthy was elected early January 7, 2023 morning after a series of deadlocks and intense bargaining set a new record of 15 rounds of voting in four days. The bargaining gave the 20-member conservative Freedom Caucus the powers to unseat the speaker and paralyse governance if they wished to do so. This was the longest speaker contest in 164 years. And it was already past midnight when the Republican candidate finally won the contest with 216 votes against 212 of his Democratic rival Hakeem Jeffries.

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