Kevin McCarthy - Page 55

Meet the Candidates for House Majority Whip

Should Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) meet expectations and beat Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) in the race to replace House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the Californian will leave another leadership vacancy to be filled. The prospect of this opening already

Meet the Candidates for House Majority Whip

Raul Labrador Announces Run For Majority Leader

Idaho Republican Rep. Raul Labrador announced a late-entry bid for Majority Leader but faces a steep climb after Whip Kevin McCarthy has already garnered significant support over the past three days. Eric Cantor’s Tuesday defeat sent a clear message that

Raul Labrador Announces Run For Majority Leader

Top Five California Winners in McCarthy's Rise

With the announcement that House Rules Committee Chairman and former National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX) had abruptly dropped out of the race to succeed House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), who lost his primary last Tuesday night,

Top Five California Winners in McCarthy's Rise

McCarthy Now Lone Contender for House Majority Leader

Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is now the sole candidate for the position of House majority leader following an announcement on Thursday from Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) that he has dropped out of the race. Sessions’ announcement comes just two days

McCarthy Now Lone Contender for House Majority Leader

McCarthy's Do-or-Die Moment: Majority Leader or Bust!

As the shocking news last night of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor losing his primary traveled like lightning around Capitol Hill, pretty much everyone was taken by surprise. After all, since the inception of the position of Majority Leader, no

McCarthy's Do-or-Die Moment: Majority Leader or Bust!

Californians Pay $0.72 More for Gasoline than Texans

Despite having America’s highest proven reserves at over 15 billion barrels of oil, Californians now pay $.72 per gallon more per gallon of gasoline than Texans.  Consequently, each driver in California pays a penalty of $326 per year more  for

Californians Pay $0.72 More for Gasoline than Texans

UPDATE: Senate Passes 'Clean' Debt Ceiling Bill

UPDATE (2/12/2014 3:52 PM): The Senate passed the “clean” debt ceiling bill, sending the legislation to President Obama, who is expected to sign it into law. The bill suspends the debt limit until March 15, 2015.  The vote to pass

UPDATE: Senate Passes 'Clean' Debt Ceiling Bill

California Drought: Here Come the Water Wars

The political stakes are rising dramatically in the race to save California’s economy from a crushing drought that is among the worst in the past century. The U.S. Senate rejected an effort by three California Republicans–Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy and

California Drought: Here Come the Water Wars

Boehner Mum on 'Legal Status' Push

House Speaker John Boehner declined to speak about forthcoming immigration “principles” at a press conference Tuesday, even as top party officials have in past days said it would include “legal status” for millions of illegal immigrants.  Boehner said the matter

Boehner Mum on 'Legal Status' Push

The one thing Obama wasn't lying about today

In response to Obama: There Were ‘A Whole Bunch Of Folks Up In Congress’ Who Made The Same Promise: Pretty much the only honest statement Barack Obama has made about his “signature achievement” is that a whole bunch of Democrats

House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy: Amnesty Dead in 2013

House Majority Whip Rep. Kevin McCarthy said, with only 13 congressional working days left in the legislative calendar this year, immigration reform efforts in the House are dead for 2013. McCarthy’s comments came during a meeting with amnesty advocates, but

House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy: Amnesty Dead in 2013

Low Turnout at Key Immigration Reform Rally

Four hundred activists for immigration reform turned out for a rally in Bakersfield, California Wednesday at the district office of Republican Majority Whip Rep. Kevin McCarthy. Though organizers had promised upwards of 5,000 demonstrators, the turnout was significantly lower than

Low Turnout at Key Immigration Reform Rally

CA Chamber of Commerce Targeting CA House Republicans on Immigration

Big business interests in California will target California House Republicans, like House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, to try to win their support on a comprehensive immigration reform bill. California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Allan Zaremberg told McClatchy newspapers there

CA Chamber of Commerce Targeting CA House Republicans on Immigration

California: Obama's Prime Target on Immigration Reform

As House Republicans gather to discuss the Senate’s “Gang of Eight” immigration reform bill, which is likely to be rejected, supporters of the legislation have pinned their hopes to an unlikely state: California. Though only fifteen of the state’s fifty-three

California: Obama's Prime Target on Immigration Reform

House Leadership Rejects Senate Immigration Bill

This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee completed its work on the “Gang of 8” Amnesty Bill. The full Senate is expected to take up the legislation the first week of June, when it returns from Memorial Day recess. On Thursday,

House Leadership Rejects Senate Immigration Bill