Rep. KevinKileyCA (R-CA) discusses his first week in Congress amid Speaker vote saga, and explains why his time in Congress will only make GavinNewsom's life harder.
SACRAMENTO – At 1:54 AM last Saturday, Kevin Kiley was officially sworn in as a Member of the United States House of Representatives.
The swearing-in took longer than normal, as now Speaker Kevin McCarthy was unable to secure enough votes in the first fourteen tries, but received the needed number in the 15th voting round.Rep. Kiley joined KUSI’s Paul Rudy on Good Morning San Diego to discuss the swearing-in process, and why his arrival in Congress will not make Governor Gavin Newsom’s life easier.
It’s 1:54 AM and I’ve just been sworn in to the United States House of Representatives. Our country is worth fighting for.— Kevin Kiley I saw Newsom called California the "true freedom state" and assumed it was a Babylon Bee story. But this was the actual theme of his delusional Inaugural Address.Tonight the House passed a rule to end proxy voting. Some members of Congress are upset they can no longer vote from the golf course.Today we're creating a committee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. It will investigate how agencies have illegally monitored and targeted American citizens.
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