Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s Resignation From House Effective Today, Leaves Republicans With Razor Thin Majority
The resignation from the House by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) took effect Sunday, leaving Republicans with a razor-thin majority of 220-213 over the Democrats following the expulsion of George Santos (R-NY) earlier in December.
McCarthy gave a farewell speech on the House floor on December 14.
McCarthy’s letter of resignation to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA):
Ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s resignation from Congress is effective today.
US House now has 220 Republicans and 213 Democrats, with vacancies in #CA20 (McCarthy) and #NY03 (Santos) pic.twitter.com/28xzo7ByCI
— Greg Giroux (@greggiroux) December 31, 2023
Video of McCarthy’s farewell address to Congress:
McCarthy,
