#shorts On 1/6/2023, Kevin McCarthy gave a speech after winning the Speakership. He said this GOP would be a check on Biden’s policies. McCarthy said, “Speaking of committees we will hold the swamp accountable from the withdrawal of Afghanistan to the origins of covid and to the weaponization of the FBI. Let me be very clear we will use the power of the purse and the power of the subpoena to get the job done [applause]. I want to give all Americans a personal invitation you are welcome to see this body at work no longer will the doors be closed but the debates will be open for you to witness what happens in the people’s house from the committee rooms to this floor we commit to pursue the truth passionately and embrace debate no more one-sided inquiries competing ideas will be put to the test in public so that the best ideas win”

On the final ballot, four Republican holdouts – Reps. Bob Good, Va., Eli Crane, Ariz., Matt Rosendale, Mont., and Andy Biggs, Ariz., all switched their votes to ‘present,’ giving McCarthy the majority vote he needed for victory. They joined Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida and Lauren Boebert of Colorado in switching to ‘present’ votes after days of voting for a candidate other than McCarthy. The final vote tally was 216 for McCarthy, 212 for Democrat Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York and six ‘present’ votes.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/2p0__8IGgJA
McCarthy: Hold Swamp accountable, from withdrawal from Afghanistan to origins of Covid to weaponization of FBI