Kevin McCarthy: “I have been in this Capitol for more than 10 years, I've never seen…”

On the recordMay 17, 2021

I have been in this Capitol for more than 10 years, I've never seen anything like this. What is happening right now is unacceptable.

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Kevin McCarthy describes the unprecedented nature of the January 6 Capitol attack.

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