The newly-elected House speaker said the very first bill Republicans will bring to the floor would repeal the billions of dollars in funding for additional IRS workers under the Inflation Reduction Act.
Email this article
McCarthy told reporters early Saturday that it was the influence of former President Donald Trump that helped push the final holdouts over the finish line. "I especially want to thank President Trump. I don't think anybody should doubt his influence," McCarthy said."He was with me from the beginning ... he was all in."At one point during Friday's session, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to hand her phone to Republican holdout Rep. Matt Rosendale with Trump presumably on the line. You can see"DT" as the caller on her phone.Rep.
"I will work with anyone and everyone who shares our passion to deliver a better future for our nation,” McCarthy pledged as he received the gavel early Saturday morning. “As a Congress, we can only operate if we cooperate. My door will be open. I'd like you to come by."
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Rep.-elect Maxine Waters appears to get in shouting match with Republicans on House floorCalifornia Rep.-elect Maxine Waters appeared to get in a shouting match with Republicans on the House floor Thursday during the ninth round of voting to elect a speaker.
Read more »
Texas Republicans urge Chip Roy and other McCarthy opponents to let Congress get to workTexans poised to assume committee leadership are growing frustrated by Republicans blocking Kevin McCarthy’s election for speaker because Congress can’t get to work until a leader is in place.
Read more »
Perspective | Republican Byron Donalds is Black. That’s basically the talking point.Perspective: The condescending, intra-racially prejudiced and fraught back-and-forth between waiting-to-be-sworn-in members Cori Bush and Byron Donalds was a reminder of America’s problem with Black Republicans. They are never just … Republicans.
Read more »
House Republicans hold conference call amid speaker chaosHouse Republicans are holding a conference call at 10:15 a.m. to discuss a potential deal between GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and a group of his defectors as he continues to struggle to lock down the 218 votes needed to take the gavel.
Read more »
Paul Krugman: House Republicans are making America the opposite of greatPaul Krugman: Right now the world really is laughing at us. And they are terrified, too.
Read more »