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On the recordFebruary 3, 2021
I have to tell you this, though, I am surprised at certain people in the Republican leadership. You know, Kevin McCarthy once said to me at a lunch that Washington needs more thermostats, Anderson. We have too many thermometers that are just sensing the temperature, and then they're expressing that temperature back to the people.
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Kevin McCarthy
Republican · California

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Scaramucci reflects on McCarthy's past comments about leadership in Washington and questions his current actions.

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