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epa10393375 Republican Representative from Florida Matt Gaetz waits for House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy to arrive on the House floor for another round of votes for him to be speaker of the House of Representatives in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA 06 January 2023. McCarthyâÄ™s leadership bid is in its fourth day; it is the longest speaker contest in the US in 164 years. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO