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FILE - Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, of Calif., right, speaks about the proposed legislation dubbed the "Parents Bill of Rights," Wednesday, March 1, 2023, next to Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N ...
Kevin Owen McCarthy (born January 26, 1965) is an American politician who served as the 55th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from January to October 2023. A member of the Republican Party , he was the U.S. representative for California's 20th congressional district from 2007 until his resignation in 2023.
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By 2015, McCarthy was, according to The Washington Post, "a staunch anti-abortion-rights advocate". [2] McCarthy supports the Hyde Amendment (a provision, annually renewed by Congress since 1976, that bans federal funds for abortion, except to save the life of the woman, or if the pregnancy arises from incest or rape), and in 2011 co-sponsored ...
The first major bill to pass was the Parental Rights in Education Act, which was signed into law in March 2022 and became effective the following July. Among other provisions, the legislation most controversially prohibits the instruction of gender identity and sexual orientation from kindergarten to third grade in Florida public schools.
(The Center Square) – It took late-night work on the last day of the legislative session for Ohio’s Republican-majority legislature to pass the Parents Bill of Rights after more than a year ...
At issue is a procedural tool know as the motion to vacate that Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and other conservatives used to remove former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., from his leadership ...
English: A jointly-signed letter from members of the House Republican Conference to other Republican representatives condemning the motion to vacate Kevin McCarthy from his position as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. The letter states that the eight members who voted with Democrats to remove McCarthy have "abandoned and ...