Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
Republican representative from California who became the majority whip of the United States House of Representatives in 2011. He was shadowed by Kevin Spacey while the actor was doing research for his role on the Netflix series House of Cards.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 January 1965
CityBakersfield, CA
CountryUnited States of America
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I don't view myself as a team manager, but a team captain. I'm part of the team, but everybody else as well.
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Everybody has a say, everybody has a voice, because everyone that comes to the House had about 750,000 people they're representing . And you want those voices heard.
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My family was not Republicans. I'm the youngest. I came to this party based upon choice.
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I think the sooner we get it done the better off we are, the greater trust the public will have,
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