GOP Prepares For End Of ‘One Party Rule’ With ‘Commitment to America’

MONONGAHELA, Pa.—House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) outlined on Friday a governing agenda of what voters can expect in 2023 and beyond should Republicans retake Congress this November.

McCarthy remarks were part of the House Republicans’ newly revealed “Commitment to America,” a comprehensive policy pitch for voters in the lead up to the November midterms. That pitch contains bold policy goals related to border security, cutting spending, tackling inflation, and reversing several of President Joe Biden’s legislative victories. 

“It’s a one-party rule that we’ve had for two years that have led to the disaster that we’re in right now.” McCarthy said. “It’s going to take the values of southwestern Pennsylvania in ‘Real America’ to get us back on track. That’s why we’re here.”

The policies McCarthy announced include ending the practice of “catch-and-release” for illegal immigrants, loosening regulations on domestic oil and gas production, repealing large portions of the Inflation Reduction Act, and slashing taxes.

“As we went across this country listening, we heard the same thing, at the kitchen table, the dining room table, and inside the factory. ‘Can I afford it? Can I afford to fill up my tank? Can I afford the food, the milk, the baby formula?’” McCarthy said at a warehouse outside of Pittsburgh on Friday morning. “We asked everybody across this country, ‘Could you afford to give up one month of your wages? One month?’ The sad part is the Democratic Party has already taken one month of your wages.”

McCarthy’s announcement of a future House Republican majority policy agenda was reminiscent of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s 1994 “Contract for America.” That proposal, meant to show voters that Republicans were committed to governing in a way that was responsive to voter concerns, was revealed six weeks before Republicans retook the House for the first time in 40 years.

The event also revealed the party’s strategy of returning to kitchen-table issues such as the economy, illegal immigration fueling the fentanyl crisis, and left-wing overreach in public schools. Polling shows voters trust Republicans on issues related to the border and inflation, and Republican members

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