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House minority leader Kevin McCarthy was among those who attended Joe Biden’s speech on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Before the president’s remarks, the Republican leader was asked about his thoughts on a second member of his caucus, Adam Kinzinger, accepting speaker Nancy Pelosi’s invitation to serve on the January 6 select committee.
At WH, @GOPLeader responded to questions about Jan 6 Commission & criticized @SpeakerPelosi for selecting R members.McCarthy called @RepLizCheney @AdamKinzinger “Pelosi Republicans” pic.twitter.com/Jln7ALAGbq
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Joe Biden took a couple questions from reporters as his event celebrating the Americans with Disabilities Act was wrapping up.
Asked about whether he’s confident the US can get more unvaccinated Americans vaccinated, Biden replied, “We have to.”
NOW @POTUS in response to my question about getting the unvaccinated vaccinated says “We Have to”. Also said he remains optimistic he will get an infrastructure deal this week pic.twitter.com/1o3vHbbKrx