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While the House Republican conference was in turmoil Friday as GOP lawmakers struggled to cobble together enough votes to elect a speaker, California Congresswoman Katie Porter sat quietly on the other side of the aisle reading a book.
Poerter, dressed to match the books cover, was reading, “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k,” making a not-so-subtle statement that captured how many Democrats were feeling after watching Republicans try and fail to elect a House speaker again and again over four days.
The New York Times best-selling self-help book by Mark Manson argues that people need to stop thinking positively and learn to cope with bad situations in order to be happy, albeit in much more profane terms.
Republicans were in a bad situation until an agreement was reached between McCarthy and the 20 GOP dissidents who demanded several concessions before lending him their support. The beleaguered California Republican was finally elected House speaker on the 15th ballot since Tuesday, winning over most of the holdouts while six anti-McCarthy Republicans voted “present” to let him win.
REP. KATIE PORTER USED RACIST LANGUAGE, ‘RIDICULED PEOPLE FOR REPORTING SEXUAL HARASSMENT,’ EX-STAFFER CLAIMS
Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., reads a book in the House Chamber during the fourth day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2023, in Washington, D.C.
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Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., shows her book to Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., during the 15th vote to elect a Speaker of the House early Saturday morning, Jan. 7, 2023.
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DEM REP. KATIE PORTER UNDER FIRE FOR TREATMENT OF VETERAN FELLOW AS FORMER STAFFER DECRIES CULTURE OF FEAR
The price he paid is an agreement that will dramatically reshape the way the House of Representatives is run.
McCarthy agreed to allow a single lawmaker to make a motion to elect a new speaker, returning to the…
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