House Republicans are to pick a new majority leader Thursday, following Eric Cantor’s primary defeat. The favorite is Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California, whose district is more than a third Latino.
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PAOLA FERNANDEZ: The last couple of months have been us trying to connect with him, and him and his office really hiding from us.
SIEGLER: Twenty-nine-year-old Paola Fernandez came to Bakersfield with her parents from Mexico City when she was 4. She says the protests will continue and get louder if McCarthy becomes House majority leader.
FERNANDEZ: I think Kevin McCarthy is a smart man, and I think that he will want to do what is right for the Republican Party. And if they still want to stay relevant, then I think that they have to embrace immigration reform.
SIEGLER: McCarthy has to walk a fine line on immigration. Even Bakersfield’s Republican mayor and the local chamber have joined the calls for an immigration overhaul. But the last summer when the issue was the hottest here, local Tea Party groups were also running ads attacking him for being too soft.
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CONGRESSMAN KEVIN MCCARTHY: I get protested on all sides of immigration, what’s interesting. And I have a very diverse district. I mean, Cesar Chavez is buried in my district. I have ag, oil, aerospace. The current system, to me, is broken.
https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cycle=2016&cid=N00028152&type=I
Top 5 Contributors, 2015 - 2016, Campaign Cmte
Contributor Total Indivs PACs
Zurich Financial Services $56,500 $51,500 $5,000
California Resources $37,400 $37,400 $0
New York Life Insurance $29,300 $26,300 $3,000
Microsoft Corp $22,700 $17,700 $5,000
Grimmway Farms $21,600 $21,600 $0
Top 5 Industries, 2015 - 2016, Campaign Cmte
Industry Total Indivs PACs
Insurance $201,500 $88,800 $112,700
Real Estate $185,350 $131,350 $54,000
Securities & Investment $171,871 $124,100 $47,771
Pharmaceuticals/Health Products $137,400 $14,400 $123,000
Health Professionals $119,000 $32,500 $86,500
Right now, the deck is stacked for McCarthy. He’s the big threat and the one Boehner will use his remaining days lobbying for.
One commentator also said McCarthy has a great number of favors to call in.
This is going to be one colossal proxy gladiator fight ahead for the future of Congress and the nation.
Among the freeper McCarthy comments:
McCarthy sold out the CA Gop in the 2010 redistricting .
In secret meeting with Dems , the viper signed off a plan that saved his seat and wiped out 7 gop safe seats giving the Dems filibuster proof majorities in the Ca State house.
He is a silicon valley H 1 Visas- Amnesty puppet !
But he is a mean blood thirsty creep . He is the worst option outside Ryan ! We need to stop him !
133 posted on 9/25/2015, 10:01:04 AM by ncalburt ( Amnesty-media out in full force)
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