for eight hours and 32 minutes on thursday night, kevin mccarthy stood on the house floor and delivered a wide ranging street railing against democratic policies saying he wished he was there to knock down the berlin mall, wished he owned a tesla and where baby carrots came from. this is the single most irresponsible spending bill. we cannot become a socialist country. schoolhouse rock, didn t you love that? conjunction, judnction, what s your function? or the preample. we the people in order to 230r78 a more perfect union. my favorite is i m just a bill on capitol hill. that speech to rally the republican party and burn fish his own bid to be speaker of the house if republicans do gain control. some of his party are discussing an alternative.