C-SPAN Asks House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for Continued Camera Coverage in House Chamber

Rep. Mike Gallagher (2nd L) of Wisconsin nominates Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California to be speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 4, 2023. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

Television network C-SPAN has requested regular access to the House chamber after it was granted unprecedented access to the floor last week in what turned out to be a turbulent and emotionally charged House speaker vote last week.

In a letter (pdf) to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), C-SPAN CEO Susan Swain asked that the network be allowed to have continued coverage of the House floor on behalf of both the network and congressionally accredited news organizations.