Posted on 01/01/2023 9:12:01 PM PST by SeekAndFind
As the House Republican Caucus machinations over who’ll wield the gavel in the 118th Congress continue, a confident-sounding Kevin McCarthy talked about his immediate priorities to kick off 2023 on Friday’s episode of Fox News’ “Jesse Watters Primetime.” That is if the GOP Leader wins the gavel.
Guest host and former Republican Congressman Sean Duffy asked McCarthy how he sees the race for the speakership playing out on January 3. Again, McCarthy sounded confident:
Great question – the first thing we have to do is elect our Speaker. We can’t do anything until we elect that Speaker,” he said. “And if you watch, the White House is actually pushing back on our investigations, saying we’re not going to give you anything till you get this solved. So, we need to be able to move forward with that.
Then, on the very first day, the first thing we’re going to do is repeal the 87,000 IRS agents. Another reason why the Democrats are mad at me, I think – government should be here to help you, not to go after you, then we’re going to secure our border. You’ve got to secure this border, the millions of people coming across, the fentanyl that’s killing our children.”
No, Kevin, the Democrats aren’t “mad” at you; they want to destroy anyone who gets in the way of the policies of soon-to-be former, TDS-riddled Speaker Nancy Pelosi — and the soon-to-be Democrat minority. Now, as for repealing the 87,000 IRS agents, let’s hope Joe Biden doesn’t suffer an aneurysm when he loses his mind. I mean, from what I understand, the old guy can get pretty cranky at the drop of a hat.
Next up, McCarthy alluded to energy independence under former-president Donald Trump, with a not-so-subtle jab at Biden’s dependence on foreign oil production — which has left the hat-in-hand president begging the Saudis to bail him out of his intentionally-created oil crisis, along looking into the origin of COVID-19, and the FBI spying on Americans for noncriminal reasons.
We need to work on our economy. That means making us energy-independent. We need to hold this government accountable. Where’s the origin of COVID began? Find out what this Biden family had done in the process. Make sure the FBI is not going after Americans but actually going after crime. We’ve got so much work behind us, and we need to start on the very first day.
The “we” to which McCarthy alluded, of course, includes him as Speaker of the House.
As I reported on Friday, the Californian presumably believed at some point he would take control of the gavel, if the Republicans regained control of Congress, which at this point remains a question. As McCarthy continues to scramble to gain the needed 218 votes to win, he’s been engaged in a series of private meetings in which he reportedly pledged to reduce the required number of votes to call a floor vote to oust a sitting Speaker, in his latest effort to win over critics while maintaining support he has already garnered from elsewhere in the party.
McCarthy and his allies appear to have the right priorities, but the skeptic in me wonders whether the Republican leader’s words will be followed by actions and demonstrable changes.
Yet, the optimist in me wants to believe that House Republicans won’t squander their slim majority and will undo Pelosi’s “accomplishments,” with full knowledge that they must deliver to conservatives over the next two years–if they are to retain the majority in 2024, not to mention regain control of the White House.
While control of the White House in 2024 will rest mainly with the GOP nominee, it will also be critical for the Republicans to knock off the circular firing squad over to Trump, or not to Trump.
That, my fellow conservatives, will be the tallest order of them all.
I would vote for Duffy over Kevin.
Duffy was my congressman. He was great.
“Then, on the very first day, the first thing we’re going to do is repeal the 87,000 IRS agents.”
you guys on’t get that past the deep.
Just defund them.
in reality until we get rid of Rinos and Democrats, all you can do is not fund the government, not pass more stupid laws.
Kevin, you’re not going to do squat. Your buddy Mitch sold you out and then bent you over.
Those agents are already paid for. Any bill the House passes to stop funding for them will die in the Senate and you know it.
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“Those agents are already paid for. “
Hiring them was paid for, yearly pay was not.
Even our military requires a yearly budget for pay.
no money budgeted no pay. The house and only the house
can spend money, if they don’t put it in a budget law it don’t happen.
By contract the military has to work without pay, but I don’t think IRS agents will or any Federal agent for that matter.
Hard to work when you have no paycheck or facilities, Y’all get it? but you have a job. but no funding.
That is how the house has power.
I think Duffy has POTUS potential down the road. And Rachel would be an awesome FLOTUS.
What about repealing the border invasion act and the destruction of our O&G industry?
Agree.
The other day their big priority was cutting social security. 🙄
Can’t defund them until next fall. The budget already passed. The house’s hands are tied
The first thing people like you should do is apologize for not standing behind Trump when he needed you, Kevin. Or did your boyfriend Frank Luntz disapprove?
Are the IRS agents the new repeal and replace program?
McCarthy was Paul Ryan's hand picked successor. McCarthy is Paul Ryan II. McCarthy was groomed by Paul Ryan. Frank Luntz finished "the job".
Duffy’s always kinda’ given me the vibe that he should be selling used cars in the seedy part of town. A flashy smile, creased pants sort of country club republican.
McCarthy’s a mainstream establishment type republican and that’s a huge turn off for me.
He knows this stuff won’t be signed into law even if it passes the senate. Unfortunately our only tools for now will be hearings and blocking bad bills.
They would sell out their own mothers before they would ever use that power to NOT pay someone or fund something in govt. Haven't they demonstrated that over and over again?
Well, that's garbage and a lie put out by the democrats. Why are you pushing that myth here?
Can someone help me out here?
The 87,000 IRS folks, which they’ll never get, were written into a previously passed bill and that was signed by the President, was it not?
If so, then another bill will have to be drafted, voted on in the House, passed in the House, sent to the Senate where it has ZERO chance of passing, so it won’t even make it to the White House. And even if it did, Biden just vetoes it because it won’t be passed with the necessary majority.
So, if what I just wrote is correct, more BS from the clown that is McCarthy and another example of what a RINO POS he is. And yet, some will believe him.
transfer all the excess revenueers and atfdicks and deptEd and a few more agency staffs to do useful work instead of harmful activities. a double-winner
guard the border (and repatriate those from enemy terrorist nests like PLO/PA/AlQaida/Hamas/MuslimBros/Hezballah and all the rest of the Satanic murder gangs)
help build needed infrastructure..water supplies, electric generators and distribution systems, gas lines, gasoline and oil pipelines, port facilities, etc.
If I’m not mistaken, federal agents are considered essential and they get paid anyway.
Didn’t Sen Paul put out a while back that 85% of the federal government won’t miss a paycheck even if a budget bill isn’t passed and all the rest get back pay when they come back to work?
And even if what you’re saying is correct, with a slim majority and the RINOs in the House, Dem control of the senate, the media and the White House, McCarthy will do nothing but roll over.
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