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The current situation in the House “is embarrassing for the Republican Party. It’s embarrassing for the nation. And we need to look at one another and solve the problem,” a senior member of the House said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday. That wasn’t House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries or Minority Whip Katherine Clark. It was Kevin McCarthy, the Republican former speaker.
It wasn’t a one-off for McCarthy, who on Friday told reporters that Republicans “are in a very bad position as a party.” And McCarthy is not the only Republican saying things like this.
