After getting his ass handed to him in a historic ouster, former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) – whose speakership was the shortest in additional than 140 years – is quitting Congress.
In a Wednesday WSJ Op-Ed, McCarthy tooted his personal horn over having “helped lead Republicans to a Home majority—twice,” and having “handed laws to safe the border, obtain power independence, scale back crime, maintain authorities accountable and set up a Dad and mom’ Invoice of Rights.”
We saved our eyes on America’s long-term international challenges by restoring the Intelligence Committee to its authentic constitution and establishing a bipartisan Choose Committee on the Chinese language Communist Celebration.
We lowered the deficit by greater than $2 trillion, revamped work necessities for adults on the sidelines, reduce crimson tape for important home power initiatives, and guarded the total religion and credit score of the U.S. We saved our authorities working and our troops paid whereas wars broke out around the globe. –WSJ
After congratulating himself, McCarthy then introduced that he is outta there…
“It’s on this spirit that I’ve determined to depart the Home on the finish of this yr to serve America in new methods,” including (after all), I do know my work is just getting began.“
McCarthy has vowed to “proceed to recruit our nation’s greatest and brightest to run for elected workplace,” and “serving to entrepreneurs and risk-takers attain their full potential.”
So he’ll primarily be a lobbyist / life-business coach?
That is it! Kevin McCarthy saying he is leaving Congress and headed again to Bakersfield. Many of the ex-Republican Audio system go away DC with their status ruined…some to jail, others into obscurity. Not a standard departure amongst them. The GOP majority dwindles even additional. pic.twitter.com/S60P147PA6
— Russell Drew (@RussOnPolitics) December 6, 2023
In October, Politico reported that McCarthy would resign earlier than the tip of his time period – which the previous speaker denied.
“No, I’m not resigning. I’m staying, so don’t fear,” McCarthy advised reporters on the time. “We’re going to maintain the bulk, I’m going to assist the folks I obtained right here and we’re going to increase it.”
McCarthy’s time period was set to finish in Jan. 2025.
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