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Kevin McCarthy: I’m Leaving the House but Not the Fight [1]

['Kevin Mccarthy']

Date: 2023-12 

Wonder Land: If control of both the House and Senate returns to the Democratic left in 2024, Matt Gaetz and his seven Republican sidekicks will be remembered for a historic sellout of conservatism. Images: Zuma Press/Getty Images/Reuters/Shutterstock Composite: Mark Kelly

I’m an optimist. How could I not be? I’m the son of a firefighter. For 17 years I’ve served in the same congressional seat—the same office in which I was once denied an internship. Only in America.

I helped lead Republicans to a House majority—twice. We got more Republican women, veterans and minorities elected to Congress at one time than ever before. I remained cheerfully persistent when elected speaker because I knew what we could accomplish.

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[1] Url: https://www.wsj.com/articles/kevin-mccarthy-my-next-chapter-house-gop-retirement-california-e4e593d7

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