PRO Honorable Kevin McCarthy
United States Representative, California, Republican
Representative McCarthy was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2006. He served as a member of the California Assembly from 2002 to 2006 and as Minority Leader of the Assembly from 2003 to 2006. He is the House Majority Leader. The following is from the September 17, 2014, House floor debate on an amendment to H.J. Res. 124, making continuing appropriations for Fiscal Year 2015, introduced by Representative Buck McKeon (CA-R). The amendment would authorize the secretary of defense, in coordination with the secretary of state, to train and equip appropriately vetted elements of the Syrian opposition…
