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New Clout for California in Congress
Kevin McCarthy was chosen today by fellow Republicans as Majority Leader in Congress, the one who decides what legislation actually gets to the floor.
By Warren Olney • • 14m ListenKevin McCarthy was chosen today by fellow Republicans as Majority Leader in Congress, the one who decides what legislation actually gets to the floor. McCarthy’s district in parts of Bakersfield and the Antelope Valley is heavily Latino. Is that good news for immigration reform?
Also tonight, another California Republican may stand in the way of the biggest expansion of Yosemite National Park since 1939. Will that be a re-election issue against Tom McClintock by a fellow Republican in November’s Top-Two general election?
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2 storiesCalifornia's McCarthy is Majority Leader
Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield has been elected Majority Leader of Congress to replace Eric Cantor, who lost his primary in Virginia to another Republican. With Speaker Nancy Pelosi now Democratic minority leader, California has unprecedented clout… or does it? Evan Halper reports from Washington for the LA Times .
Read the story7 minCA Congressman May Be Blocking Yosemite Expansion
The National Park Service has a chance to add 793 acres to Yosemite National Park, extending its boundaries to all the land originally envisioned by conservation pioneer John Muir, who first proposed the park back in the 1880’s.
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