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McCarthy opponents are also wanting to restore a House rule that would allow any member to offer a “motion to vacate the chair," a procedure that forces a vote on whether to remove the speaker ...
On September 17, 2020, McCarthy voted against House Resolution 908 to condemn racism against Asian-Americans related to the COVID-19 pandemic.He said the resolution was "a waste of time", and "At the heart of this resolution is the absurd notion that referring to the virus as a Wuhan virus or the China virus is the same as contributing to violence against Asian Americans."
Following the censure of Joseph McCarthy (who never served in the House, nor on HUAC; he was a U.S. Senator), the prestige of HUAC began a gradual decline in the late 1950s. By 1959, the committee was being denounced by former President Harry S. Truman as the "most un-American thing in the country today". [36] [37]
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is studying the history books and considering the appointment of a mix of lawmakers and business leaders as he lays the groundwork for a new commission to tackle the ...
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On December 8, 2022, Kevin McCarthy, the Republican nominee for the Speaker of the House, unveiled the committee among a slate of efforts to confront, counter, and respond to the Chinese government in an op-ed that argued that the United States was locked in a new Cold War with China:
McCarthy is a fourth-generation resident of Kern County. His maternal grandfather was an Italian immigrant. [30] McCarthy is the first Republican in his immediate family, as his parents were members of the Democratic Party. [31] [32] He attended Bakersfield High School, where he played on the football team, from 1979 to 1983. [33]
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