The decision to elect Kevin McCarthy was motivated by a desire for Republican base appreciation rather than a coherent ideological agenda.

“what all of this in all seriousness speaks to is the fact that the Republicans have no coherent ideological agenda other than Sops to wealthy fundraisers and Fox News generated cultural War grievances”

Congress needs to move beyond its current broken state to better serve the needs of the American people.

“I think we need as Californians to be sending our best warrior to Washington somebody who understands that the way Congress has been working the last years it's just not working for the American people”