[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 97 (Monday, June 5, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2716]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  SPEAKER McCARTHY STRENGTHENS AMERICA

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, America is stronger with 
Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House.
  Matthew Continetti, the founding editor of the Washington Free 
Beacon, wrote in the Friday edition: ``Since becoming Speaker in 
January, McCarthy has faced a test. Could he strike a fiscal bargain 
with President Biden that would earn Republican support and avoid a 
breach of the debt ceiling and a government shutdown? Well, the grade 
is in. He aced the exam. . . . Kevin McCarthy is shaping up to be the 
most effective House GOP leader in decades. . . . Kevin McCarthy is the 
rare Republican who both understands and is satisfied by the role that 
he has been given and the responsibilities it entails. He wants nothing 
more nor less, and he is winning.''
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, who successfully protected 
America for 20 years, as the global war on terrorism continues, moving 
from the Afghanistan safe haven to America with open Biden borders.

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