CNN: ‘That is a smoke screen’: Top Democrat calls out Republicans after McCarthy vote

January 9, 2023

House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-CT) tells CNN’s Jake Tapper that Republicans are trying to distract the American public away from their legislative agenda under new House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

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Interview available HERE.

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