New US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he was committed to stop « wasteful » Washington spending and the rising national debt.
McCarthy received 216 votes to win the House speakership after 15 rounds of votes this week to rally a majority of Republicans shortly after midnight on Saturday. The politician also said that the House would « address America’s long-term challenges, the debt, the rise of the Chinese Communist Party » and that the US Congress « must speak with one voice on both of these issues.
