Moulton Statement on Failed Speaker Votes

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Moulton released the following statement after the House of Representatives again failed to elect a new Speaker.  

“Democrats have been working for weeks to try to get Republicans to come to the table with a bipartisan compromise to elect a Speaker, keep the government funded, provide aid to Israel and Ukraine, and to do what we’re here to do: to legislate. The problem is that the Republican party is in the midst of a civil war, a perfect storm of dysfunction. 

I voted against Jim Jordan’s bid for Speaker three times because he is unfit for the job. We need someone we can work with, who can lead the entire House of Representatives—that’s the job of Speaker. Extremists like Jordan who cannot even get their own bills passed will not lead, they will divide. Sadly, just yesterday, multiple Republicans said they strongly oppose any attempt to work with Democrats. I hope that my moderate Republican colleagues who have boldly refused to vote for Jordan – many of whom I often work with – can find the courage to work with us on a solution that serves the House and the American people.” 

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