[[[[[ McCarthy said he had no regrets: “I don’t regret standing up for choosing government over grievance. It is my responsibility. It is my job. I do not regret negotiating. Our government is designed to find compromise. I don’t regret my efforts to build coalitions and find solutions. I was raised to solve problems not create them.” ]]]]]
On the eight hardline Republicans who voted against him, McCarthy said “They don’t get to say the are conservatives because they’re angry and chaotic”.
