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Kevin McCarthy

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Kevin Owen McCarthy is an American politician serving as the House Minority Leader since January 3, 2019. He has been a member of the U.S. House of Representatives since January 4, 2007, representing California's 20th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, McCarthy has played a significant role in shaping party strategy and policy in Congress, particularly during times of Democratic leadership. He has been involved in various legislative efforts and has been a vocal advocate for conservative principles.

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Apr 18, 2023

Do you think the parents and families who will continue to lose their children, their brothers and sisters, to fentanyl will take comfort in knowing DHS at least added more to the massive money already spent by this administration on…

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Apr 18, 2023

I wish we could have talked about some other issues that are equally as important as the border.

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Apr 18, 2023

Don't tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I'll tell you what you value.

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Apr 18, 2023

The objective of this budget is not to secure the border, but to force CBP personnel to process illegal aliens quicker into the interior of the United States.

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Apr 18, 2023

The administration is saying the quiet part out loud: By requesting funding for 'border management' instead of 'border security,' you are signaling you have no intention of securing our borders.

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Apr 18, 2023

Congress makes the law and the Executive branch is obligated to follow those laws.

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Apr 18, 2023

I also want to take this opportunity to thank Secretary Mayorkas for his responsiveness to Congress not just today, but since taking the job over 2 years ago.

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Apr 18, 2023

Your job is to protect the homeland, and one of those obvious duties is to secure the United States sovereign borders.

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Mar 25, 2023

I think in your heart of hearts, you know too that you think this is just political.

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Mar 22, 2023

He doesn't prosecute anybody, so I don't understand why. He only does political ones.

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Mar 20, 2023

This was personal money. He wasn't trying to hide. This was seven years ago, statute of limitation.

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Mar 19, 2023

Lawyer after lawyer after lawyer will tell you this is the weakest case out there.

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Mar 18, 2023

An outrageous abuse of power by a radical DA who lets violent criminals walk, as he pursues political vengeance against President Trump.

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Mar 7, 2023

One thing I always want to make sure is this Capitol is protected and secured. I want to make sure the officers here have everything they need to provide that. My whole role for January 6 is just bring transparency. People can make their…

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Feb 27, 2023

Did you raise that issue when CNN sat out here in Statuary Hall and had that full hall night or were you concerned when CNN got the footage ahead of time, or when CNN got the subpoenas before the people can subpoenaed?

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Feb 27, 2023

Because I think sunshine matters, so I don't care what side of the issue you are on. That's why I think putting it out all to the American public, you can see the truth.

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Feb 27, 2023

You have my firm commitment that my friend, the ranking member, has complete control over his one-third of the total allocation.

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Feb 1, 2023

What he told me says that they could come up with a new process, going forward, and create new House rules, to allow members, to appeal any efforts, to try to kick them off the committee.

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Feb 1, 2023

No, and that's the clear part how it's not tit-for-tat. We're not removing her from other Committees. We just do not believe when it comes to Foreign Affairs, especially the responsibility of that position around the world with the…

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Jan 30, 2023

You know, I'm standing by him, because his constituents voted for him. If for some way when we go through Ethics that he has broken the law, then we will remove him, but it's not my role.

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Jan 30, 2023

This is not anything political. This is not similar to what the Democrats did. But integrity matters.

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Jan 24, 2023

There is a difference between lying and committing a crime, and committing a crime is what gets you kicked off your committees.

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