Republican Rep. Carter Defends Delays in Selecting New House Speaker Despite Democrat Criticism

Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) speaks during a budget hearing to discuss President Joe Biden's budget for the fiscal year 2023, in Washington, on March 29, 2022. Roberto Schmidt-Pool/Getty Images

Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) said the current stalemate over House speaker is an indication that the Republican Party is different from the Democrat Party, while voicing support for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to be the next speaker.

“The Republican Party is a big tent party, we got a number of different groups, that number of different factions if you will, within our party,” Carter told NTD’s “Capitol Report” on Jan. 4, shortly after the sixth round of voting, which saw McCarthy failing to secure the required 218 votes to clinch the top House job.