Kevin McCarthy: “If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell…”

On the recordNovember 18, 2021

If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell.

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Republican · California

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Kevin McCarthy's speech was seen as a tactic to delay the vote on the Build Back Better bill.

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Kevin McCarthy: “If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell.”