State Department Expresses National Security Concerns Over Delays in Choosing New House Speaker

U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price listens as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference in Bangkok on July 10, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

State Department spokesman Ned Price has said the continued absence of a House speaker could have national security implications.

“Well, of course over time those concerns—concerns on the part of the members themselves, or the members-elect themselves—will be compounded,” Price said during a press briefing on Jan. 5.