McCarthy launches Speaker bid

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The Hill:

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Monday formally launched his bid to replace John Boehner (R-Ohio) as Speaker at the end of October.

 

"We can’t ignore the differences that exist, but we can and must heal the divisions in our conference with work, time, and trust. That is why I have decided to run for Speaker of the House and graciously ask for your support," McCarthy wrote in an email to House Republicans.

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Paul Ryan backs Tom Price for GOP leader

 

House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-Ga.) has secured two coveted endorsements in the race for majority leader.

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, threw his support behind Price on Monday afternoon, giving his candidacy a major boost.

A few hours earlier, Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) endorsed Price as he opted to forgo a leadership bid of his own.

"Tom Price is a committed conservative and a good friend. He and I have served for years together on the Budget and Ways and Means Committees, working to pay down our debt, fix our tax code, and grow our economy," Ryan said in a statement.

 

"Tom has a proven record of advancing conservative solutions and principles. He has the knowledge and skills needed to be an effective Majority Leader, and I'm proud to support him," the 2012 vice presidential candidate added.

 

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/255162-ryan-backs-price-for-gop-leader

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Let the games begin...

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This may conme as a shock but the boys and girls at TOS are not happy.

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Sep 25, 2015

McCarthy's views on Planned Parenthood and more...Kevin McCarthy is the House majority leader of the United States House of Representatives and the U.S. representative for California's 23rd District

 

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GOP Leader And Frontrunner To Be House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s Agenda For National Defense

Duane Patterson

Monday, September 28, 2015

 

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HH: Now what about optics, Kevin McCarthy? The conference hasn’t been terrific at optics. You’re now making a first appearance on the Hugh Hewitt Show as soon-to-be Speaker. I hope you come back early and often. But the combativeness that a lot of the grassroots wants, is that part of your agenda to communicate more, and more often with the base and with the American people?

 

KM: Look, that is what is key. You’ve got to go out and win the argument before you can win the vote. And the one thing that’s very important, Hugh, you know what’s happening outside this Beltway. And I’m sensitive to that. I want people, I want us to be closer to who we represent. And I want the people to believe again that this is their government, that we work for them, we serve them. I can’t do that overnight, and it won’t be easy, but that’s my mission.

 

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C-Span: House Majority Leader McCarthy on Foreign Policy

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) spoke about foreign policy at the John Hay Initiative in Washington, D.C.

 

 

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This interview is a year old

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To Replace Boehner, Why Not Newt Gingrich for Speaker?
Jonah Goldberg

Sep 30, 2015

 

Almost exactly seven years ago, House Speaker John Boehner said of the Wall Street bailout bill, "I think this thing is a crap sandwich" -- but he'd vote for it anyway. I remarked at the time, "It's crap sandwiches for as far as the eye can see" -- and I was right.

 

Boehner finally had his fill of the meal, opting to push away from the table, as it were. On Friday, he announced he'll be resigning the speakership and his seat. Boehner has become a lightning rod for a large segment of the base that is simply fed up with GOP failures, both real and imagined, in the age of Obama.

 

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The other potential replacements -- Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) and Daniel Webster (R-Fla.) -- are solid conservatives with a much deeper grasp of policy than McCarthy. The irony is that they may not get the spot precisely because they have more fully formed legislative and ideological priorities of their own. The base wants the speaker to follow their lead. The real reason no one challenged Boehner sooner is that the speakership is a lousy, thankless job, at least while President Obama continues to treat Congress with contempt. The speaker sits between competing firing squads.

 

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There is nothing in the Constitution that says the speaker must be an elected member of the House. The House could pick anyone from Carrot Top to Oprah as speaker. Those options don't make any sense (though Oprah would probably place some wonderful gifts under members' seats). But there is one nonmember who might bring the skills the moment requires: Newt Gingrich. Gingrich was the architect of the "Contract with America." He led Republicans to the first congressional majority in 40 years. His speakership was not without faults, but Gingrich has matured. At 72, he is literally an elder statesman of the party and still one of its most gifted communicators.

 

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