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McCarthy Rolls Out a Republican Agenda
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (D-CA) on Friday unveiled a conservative populist agenda ahead of the midterm elections, giving voters a sense of what Republicans hope to accomplish if they can win control of one or both houses of Congress in November.
Speaking to a crowd in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, and joined by a number of Republican representatives, including Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and rising far-right star Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), McCarthy said the House GOP agenda addresses key issues facing the country, including inflation, energy costs, crime, education and immigration.
What’s in it: The agenda — dubbed the “Commitment to America,” echoing Newt Gingrich’s “Contract With America,” which provided a rallying point for Republicans as they regained control of the House in 1994 — is light on details, offering more sweeping statements than legislative nuts and bolts. “Starting Day One,” it says, “we will work to deliver an economy that’s strong, a nation that’s safe, a future that’s built on freedom, and a government that’s accountable.”
