Steve Herman"That was easy, huh? I never thought I would get up here," begins Kevin McCarthy.
"I promise our debates will be passionate, but they will never be personal," McCarthy tells Jeffries.
"Our very first bill will be to repeal the funding for 87,000 IRS agents," promises McCarthy.
We will create a bipartisan select committee on #China to win this economic competition, adds McCarthy.
"One of our very first hearings will be held on the Southern border," announces House Speaker McCarthy. "We must secure our border."
"As a Congress we can only operate if we cooperate," McCarthy tells lawmakers. "My door will be open. I would like you to come by."
"I hope one thing is clear after this week. I never give up," says incoming House Speaker Kevin McCarthy after 15 votes to get the gavel.
Kristine Brancolini@w7voa McCarthy didn’t give up, but he gave in to every demand of the most extreme wing of the GOP to be elected Speaker in name only. Quite the accomplishment. He thinks he should be congratulated for his tenacity. He has been described as too dumb to be Speaker. That also seems to be true.