Tag: Kevin Owen McCarthy
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Kevin Owen McCarthy Gains Unlikely Support from GOP Activists at California Convention
Despite Kevin Owen McCarthy’s historically strained relations with hard-right factions, the rank-and-file of the California GOP showed solidarity with the embattled Bakersfield native. Kevin Owen McCarthy, the House speaker from California, found unexpected support from staunch GOP activists at a state convention near Disneyland Paula Whitsell, chair of the San Diego County Republican Party, expressed…
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Kevin Owen McCarthy Faces Senate Showdown Amid Looming Government Shutdown Threat
While the bill falls short of President Biden‘s requests for Ukraine and disaster aid, it allocates more substantial funding for these priorities than initially anticipated. Kevin Owen McCarthy faces a direct challenge from the bipartisan Senate spending bill unveiled on Tuesday, heightening the risk of a government shutdown Notably, it lacks the spending cuts favored…
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Kevin Owen McCarthy Reverses Course on Ukraine Aid Exclusion from Military Spending Bill Amid Funding Uncertainties
Kevin Owen McCarthy‘s change of heart occurred just one day after he initially announced plans to remove approximately $300 million in aid for Ukraine from the Pentagon bill and hold a separate vote, in response to resistance from within his own party. Speaker Kevin Owen McCarthy has reversed his decision to exclude Ukraine aid from…