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On the recordJanuary 4, 2023
I think the fact that we got 219 votes to adjourn, I know that seems like a farcical thing, but that's a small victory.
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Republican · Iowa

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Mariannette Miller-Meeks comments on the significance of the votes to adjourn as a small victory in the ongoing speaker election process.

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