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Republican from California

Kevin McCarthy is a Republican Member of Congress representing a district in California. In the 112th Congress, he is serving as House Majority Whip, the third highest-ranking Republican in the chamber.

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Claim cherry-picks one type of pollutant

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Studies are showing California’s wildfires "are producing more emissions than all of our cars are doing."

— PolitiFact California on Wednesday, August 29th, 2018

Recent study puts figure at 42 percent

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"Half of everyone that’s here illegally (in the U.S.) came here legally on a visa and have overstayed their visa."

— PolitiFact California on Friday, August 24th, 2018

Pump-up math

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"Trump tax cut benefits all congressional districts, up to $44,697 per family."

— PolitiFact National on Thursday, July 26th, 2018

Provincial rules

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"If you are talking about Canada .. our wine cannot sit on their supermarkets."

— PolitiFact National on Wednesday, June 6th, 2018

Millions projected to see tax hikes

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The Republican tax bill "lets every American keep more of what they earned."

— PolitiFact National on Thursday, November 9th, 2017

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In Context: What Kevin McCarthy said about Hillary Clinton and Benghazi

Democrats have been making hay out of comments from U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., who has now dropped out of the running for speaker of the House. We wanted to look at exactly what he said about the Select Committee on Benghazi.