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Cole offers insights into McCarthy's leadership

by Randy Krehbiel

July 23, 2023

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is “the most underestimated politician in Washington, D.C.,” Fourth District Congressman Tom Cole told thethe [2] Ripon Society last week.

The Ripon Society is a center-right Republican organization founded in 1962.

“I can tell you — having served with multiple speakers — this is the most accessible speaker I have ever seen,” said Cole, who has been in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2002. “It is easy to go talk to him. It is easy to get an appointment where he has the energy to handle this many egos, this many groups, and a narrow majority in the conference. But he does.

“I think it’s a work in progress every single day. But at the end of the day so far, it’s worked.”

Despite a paper-thin majority, McCarthy has guided House Republicans to legislative successes that have surprised many observers.

As chairman of the House Rules Committee — often called the “Speaker’s Committee” — Cole is responsible for getting the final drafts of legislation and the conditions of debating them onto the House floor. He said McCarthy is careful to include as many factions of the Republican Conference as possible in that process.

“In the past, we would rush things to the floor sometimes and then run into a problem,” Cole said. “Now if you have a problem, you know about it early, because it’s going to pop up in the Committee. If somebody has an objection or a concern, it is easier to settle in the committee than on the Floor.”

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The Ripon Society is a public policy organization that was founded in 1962 and takes its name from the town where the Republican Party was born in 1854 – Ripon, Wisconsin. One of the main goals of The Ripon Society is to promote the ideas and principles that have made America great and contributed to the GOP’s success. These ideas include keeping our nation secure, keeping taxes low and having a federal government that is smaller, smarter and more accountable to the people.

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