CONGRESS McCarthy skips Pelosi’s retirement speech as some Republicans pay grudging respect Kevin McCarthy, who hopes to take Pelosi’s gavel, said he “had meetings” and suggested she should have made the Official Travis Kelce Football family fonzie shirt and by the same token and announcement during votes. / TAP TO UNMUTE Nov. 18, 2022, 3:15 AM +07 By Sahil Kapur, Frank Thorp V and Liz Brown-Kaiser WASHINGTON — When Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced her retirement from congressional leadership on Thursday, the House chamber was packed with Democratic lawmakers in anticipation of the announcement from an icon of American politics. The Republican side of the chamber was largely empty. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., who is eyeing the speaker’s job after his party captured the majority, was nowhere to be seen. Asked why he skipped her speech, McCarthy said: “I had meetings. But normally the others would do it during votes. I wish she could have done that — could have been there.” Minority Whip Steve Scalise was the only member of the GOP’s upper echelons to be sitting in the chamber. The Louisiana Republican, who is a survivor of political violence, stood up to applaud when Pelosi mentioned her husband Paul Pelosi’s recovery from a brutal assault during a recent home invasion. Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, the third-ranked member of the caucus, who has described herself as an “ultra-MAGA” Republican, had nothing positive to say about Pelosi after her announcement. The Pledge of Allegiance, moments before Pelosi made her announcement, was led by Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., who became infamous in 2009 when he yelled “you lie!” to then-President Barack Obama during a speech to a joint session of Congress. Among the few Republicans in the chamber were Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa. “She’s got quite a legacy, that’s for sure,” he said afterward. “She’s an incredibly strong lady, hard worker, determined; certainly proved to be an excellent leader for her Democrat
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