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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday released details of his “Commitment to America” agenda, including inflation, illegal immigration and a policy that only allows women to participate in sports.
California Republican McCarthy has been hinting at the agenda for months as a promise to help regain a House majority and a blueprint for 2023 reign. Strong;” “a safe country” “a future built on freedom” and “an accountable government”.
The agenda follows the strategy of Dealing with America, which helped former House Speaker Newt Gingrich win a Republican majority in the 1990s. Gingrich is scheduled to attend a conference on Thursday where the Republican Party will roll out its agenda.
“[O]For the past two years, Democrats in Washington have thrown America off track,” reads the preamble to McCarthy’s document. our country around the world. “
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“Our commitment to America represents a new direction and a better approach to getting our country back on track,” it added.
On inflation, the agenda said Republicans would “raise the prices of food, gasoline, automobiles and housing, curbing the wasteful government spending that is increasing the national debt.”
On security, Republicans say they will fund border security, fund police, “crack down” on leftist prosecutors, and set up a “special commission on China.”
The agenda also includes “advancing the parental bill of rights,” ensuring “only women can participate in women’s sport,” banning proxy voting in parliament, increasing government oversight, It promises to boost your energy.
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Republicans familiar with the plan say it is the culmination of more than a year of work that began with the Republican-only China Task Force. McCarthy liked the model and launched several task forces on economics, technology, health, energy and more earlier this year.
Republicans familiar with the plan said some of the policies Republicans recommend in their “Commitment to America” are more specific. Among them is the Parents Bill of Rights. Some are more general, such as holding progressive prosecutors accountable.
Republicans familiar with the plan also noted that “Commitment to America” was the first Republican midterm agenda to be published in multiple languages, Spanish and English.
Democrats on Friday have already launched an attack on McCarthy’s plan, calling it an “extreme MAGA agenda.”
“House Republicans are doubling down on extreme MAGA agendas: criminalize women’s health care, cut Medicare for the elderly (including lower drug prices for seniors in the Inflation Reduction Act), democratize ,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-in a press release from California.
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McCarthy will travel to Pittsburgh with the rest of the group on Friday to formally announce their “commitment to America.”
The agenda comes at a critical time of the midterm elections. A volatile economy and low approval ratings for President Biden have kept the Republicans in the lead. But Democrats are claiming new momentum after the Roe v. Wade case was overturned by the Supreme Court, raising legal troubles. Former President Donald Trump.
Fox News’ Aishah Hasnie contributed to this report.