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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Friday challenged President Biden to a series of debates on the “Commitment to America,” a document that lays out Republican priorities if they take control of the chamber after the midterm elections but includes few concrete policy proposals.
“I challenge the president to join with us,” McCarthy said at an event in Monongahela, Pa., where he was joined by other House GOP leaders. “Let’s go across the country, and let’s debate what his policies have done to America and our plan for a new direction. And let’s let America make the decision for the best way for this country to go forward.”
The GOP agenda is cast largely in broad strokes — such as fighting inflation and securing the border — but contains a few more detailed proposals, such as adding 200,000 police officers to the streets and curbing the number of IRS agents auditing Americans.
McCarthy, who was introduced at the event as the next speaker of the House, stressed during his remarks that the GOP agenda was being touted in Washington County, Pa., not Washington, D.C. — a signal, he said, that Republicans are listening to their constituents.
McCarthy claimed that Democrats, who have pushed several high-profile bills through Congress in recent months, have “no plan to fix all the problems they’ve created.”
“We want an economy that is strong,” McCarthy said. “That means you can fill up your tank, you can buy the groceries. You have enough money left over to go to Disneyland and save for a future.”
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Friday challenged President Biden to a series of debates on the “Commitment to America,” a document that lays out Republican priorities if they take control of the chamber after the midterm elections but includes few concrete policy proposals.
“I challenge the president to join with us,” McCarthy said at an event in Monongahela, Pa., where he was joined by other House GOP leaders. “Let’s go across the country, and let’s debate what his policies have done to America and our plan for a new direction. And let’s let America make the decision for the best way for this country to go forward.”
The GOP agenda is cast largely in broad strokes — such as fighting inflation and securing the border — but contains a few more detailed proposals, such as adding 200,000 police officers to the streets and curbing the number of IRS agents auditing Americans.
McCarthy, who was introduced at the event as the next speaker of the House, stressed during his remarks that the GOP agenda was being touted in Washington County, Pa., not Washington, D.C. — a signal, he said, that Republicans are listening to their constituents.
McCarthy claimed that Democrats, who have pushed several high-profile bills through Congress in recent months, have “no plan to fix all the problems they’ve created.”
“We want an economy that is strong,” McCarthy said. “That means you can fill up your tank, you can buy the groceries. You have enough money left over to go to Disneyland and save for a future.”
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