Kevin McCarthy off to a rough start
on spending in several years and adopted the first-ever reforms making the earmark process open and accountable.Source: APFILE – House Speaker-in-waiting Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield put his foot in his mouth in a big way Tuesday night in an interview with Sean Hannity in which he directly tied the Benghazi hearings — the longest in congressional history — to Hillary Clinton’s poll numbers. McCarthy is the current House majority leader and second in command. Leadership elections have been set for Oct. 8. McCarthy faces little opposition because the bloc of about 40 or so Tea Party conservatives, many aligned with the Freedom Caucus, do not have enough votes to win