New U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks with reporters in Statuary Hall after being elected Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in a late night 15th round of voting in the fourth session of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 7, 2023. Jon Cherry | ReutersFollowing a chaotic week in the U.S. House of Representatives over Kevin McCarthy’s bid for speaker, Republican representatives said Sunday they are not worried that he gave up too much in order to secure the gavel.After 14 failed votes since Tuesday, the California Republican was able to overcome opposition after making extraordinary concessions to a small bloc of far-right holdouts who refused to support his speaker bid.Republican Rep. Scott Perry, who was among the most outspoken opponents of McCarthy’s speaker bid, flipped his vote for McCarthy on the 12th ballot. He said Sund …
