What did Lauren Boebert predict about elections in January 2023?
Lauren Boebert, U.S. Representative (R-CO) ·
You see that Kevin McCarthy does not have the votes. You are understanding that he is not going to get there. … we need to get to a point where we start evaluating what life after Kevin McCarthy looks like.
McCarthy elected 2 days later, 216-212
Boebert said Kevin McCarthy didn't have the votes and wouldn't get there. Two days later he was elected Speaker on the 15th ballot, 216 to 212.
Kevin McCarthy was elected Speaker on the 15th ballot at 12:34 a.m. on Jan. 7, 2023, with 216 votes to Hakeem Jeffries' 212 and 6 voting present, Boebert among them (House Clerk roll call 20).
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- House floor speech nominating Kevin Hern on the ninth ballot of the January 2023 speaker election.