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Kevin McCarthy's Mess

Kevin McCarthy's Mess

The House Speaker has made at least one government shutdown likely.

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Brian Rosenwald
Sep 21, 2023
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Kevin McCarthy has made an absolute mess of the most basic governing task — keeping the lights on.

By spending the year catering to the far right fringe of his caucus, and being adamantly unwilling to put his speakership at risk to govern in a bipartisan manner, McCarthy has made at least one government shutdown likely.

In fact, it wouldn’t be surprisin…

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