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Capitol Chat: Kevin McCarthy

Friday, October 2, 2015 | Sacramento, CA

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House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, of Calif. arrives for a House Republican Conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015.

Carolyn Kaster / AP Photo

This week on Cap Chat – Bakersfield’s own Kevin McCarthy started the week with a clear path to become Speaker of the House, but his comments linking the Benghazi panel to a concerted GOP effort to take down Hillary Clinton may cost him. We’ll talk with Jack Pitney, professor of American Politics at Claremont McKenna College, about him.

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