Kevin McCarthy gets early leadership test with Steve King's racially charged remark
by Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times
Jan 16, 2019
4 minutes
WASHINGTON - Rep. Kevin McCarthy appears to have passed his first test as House Republicans' minority leader this week - holding the party together to sanction one of its own, Iowa Rep. Steve King, for his latest racially charged comments.
McCarthy, of California, decided late Monday to bar King from membership on any committees in the new Congress, a move that shows a rare willingness by a Republican leader to discipline those in the party. On Tuesday, the House overwhelmingly supported the sanction, even as some members in both parties supported stronger action - even King's exit from Congress.
King, who like McCarthy has
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