Republican Kevin McCarthy says he wants to be House speaker

Republican Kevin McCarthy says he wants to be House speaker

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"If elected speaker, I promise you that we will have the courage to lead the fight for our conservative principles and make our case to the American people," McCarthy wrote in a letter to his House Republican colleagues. "But we will also have the wisdom to listen to our constituents and each other so that we always move forward together."

(Reporting By David Lawder; Editing by Sandra Maler)

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