WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Jan. 5, 2023: * * * Following repeated attempts to elect a Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the below statement. "Without a Speaker, my colleagues and I cannot do the job we were sent to Washington to do. "This bitter battle within the Republican Conference has brought all of Congress to a standstill. It's time for Republicans to end the chaos  more PR