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![House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik speaks as other House Republicans listen during a news conference at the East Steps of the U.S. Capitol on September 29, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/09/2022_0930-house-gop-400x300.jpg)
205 Republicans Vote Against Bill to Expand School Mental Health Services
Republicans have spent months scapegoating mental health issues as a catch-all for problems like mass shootings.
![Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Rick Scott, right, conduct a news conference after the Senate luncheons in the U.S. Capitol on June 22, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0826-mitch-mcconnell-400x300.jpg)
Mitch McConnell’s Condemnation of Debt Relief Is Dripping With Hypocrisy
Biden’s debt relief plan is not nearly enough, but it is a key step. Of course, Republicans are decrying it as “unfair.”
![House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy answers questions during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on July 29, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0809-kevin-mccarthy-400x300.jpg)
Kevin McCarthy Pledges to Investigate Garland After Mar-a-Lago FBI Search
The House minority leader promised to hold hearings on the search of Trump's property if the GOP wins the midterms.
![Former President Donald Trump is seen as the House January 6 select committee holds its fourth public hearing on Capitol Hill on June 21, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/2022_0623-trump-jan-6-400x300.jpg)
Subpoenas Are Flying — and Anything That Gets Trump in a Twist Is a Good Thing
Trump is now blaming Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy for the thrashing Trump has absorbed in these hearings.
![House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Capitol Hill on May 18, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/2022_0609-kevin-mccarthy-400x300.jpg)
New Audio Shows McCarthy Called for Jan. 6 Investigation Before Opposing It
“People need to be held accountable” for the Capitol attack, the House minority leader said, days after it happened.
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The House GOP Has a “Climate” Plan. It’s a Giveaway to the Fossil Fuel Industry.
Environmentalists said the GOP framework would be laughable, but climate change isn’t funny.
![House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, right, speaks with Rep. Jim Jordan as they walk to a press conference on November 17, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0513-kevin-mccarthy-jim-jordan-400x300.jpg)
Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas 5 GOP Members of Congress — Including Kevin McCarthy
The committee said it was forced to subpoena the five lawmakers because they refused to voluntarily testify.
![Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0429-january-6-400x300.jpg)
January 6 Committee Will Hold at Least 8 Public Hearings Starting in June
The committee also plans to make additional requests for at least three current GOP congressmen to testify.
![House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, left, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell exit the West Wing after their Oval Office meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House on May 12, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0421-mccarthy-mcconnell-400x300.jpg)
New Book Details How McCarthy, McConnell Considered Punishing Trump After Jan. 6
The top GOP leaders in Congress backed down from taking any action against Trump just weeks after the Capitol attack.
![House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy holds his weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol on June 13, 2019, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0418-kevin-mccarthy-400x300.jpg)
McCarthy Defended Trump Effort to Freeze Ukraine Military Aid, Now Blames Biden
The House minority leader said in 2020 that withholding military aid from Ukraine was the “right thing to do.”