McCarthy “Proud” To Have MTG On COVID Committee

January 29, 2023 Politics, Republicans

“These are members who just got elected by their constituents and we put them into committees and we’re proud to do it. You look at all the questions out there. I think what the American public wants to see is an open dialog in the process. This is a select committee where people can have all the questions they want and you see the outcome.” – Kevin McCarthy, when confronted about appointing MTG to investigate the origin of COVID.

The Hill reports:

Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said that Republicans want commitments to spending reductions in exchange for raising the debt limit, but has been unclear about what exactly the GOP would be willing to cut. While he said Medicare and Social Security slashes are off the table in his interview on CBS’s “Face The Nation” on Sunday, he essentially said everything else, including defense spending, is under the microscope.

“I want to make sure we’re protected in our defense spending, but I want to make sure it’s effective and efficient,” McCarthy said. “I want to look at every single dollar we are spending, no matter where it is being spent.” McCarthy came under fire from some in his party for possibly eyeing defense cuts. In order to become Speaker, he made a deal with some Republican holdouts that he would roll back defense spending to 2022 levels.

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