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 Kevin McCarthy: “We're going to be the adults in the room."

Uh, excuse me. Try Hakeem Jeffries and the Democrats delivered, while McCarthy couldn’t even get close to enough Republican votes to pass this.

“I like to gamble,” McCarthy also said.

Thanks Kev. It's reassuring knowing a "gambler" is helping destroy our democracy. Awesome stuff, bro.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy gets House to pass bill averting government shutdown:
https://fortune.com/2023/09/30/will-the-government-shut-down-kevin-mccarthy-funding-bill-passes-house/

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