Republicans fail to reach agreement on Speaker as need for legislation on Israel grows, government shutdown looms

Name: Republicans fail to reach agreement on Speaker as need for legislation on Israel grows, government shutdown looms
Uploaded: 2023-10-22T21:50:00Z
Duration: 7 min 45 s
Description: Republicans still cannot agree on a House speaker, creating a major barrier to passing legislation to help Israel and the 10 Americans still being held hostage by Hamas. White House columnist for The Hill Niall Stanage and Bloomberg national politics reporter Stephanie Lai discuss the wider impact of the Republican infighting that's forced the Speaker's seat to remain empty.

Republicans still cannot agree on a House speaker, creating a major barrier to passing legislation to help Israel and the 10 Americans still being held hostage by Hamas. White House columnist for The Hill Niall Stanage and Bloomberg national politics reporter Stephanie Lai discuss the wider impact of the Republican infighting that's forced the Speaker's seat to remain empty.

By Tom Fitzgerald

Posted October 22, 2023 5:50pm EDT