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Interview: How Did Kevin McCarthy Become Trump's "Man In Congress?"

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House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield (center) flanked by House Speaker Paul Ryan (left) and President Donald Trump (right)
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It's hard to imagine two Republican leaders with more dramatically different political styles than Bakersfield's Kevin McCarthy and Donald Trump. While McCarthy rose to his position as House Majority Leader thanks to a warm and affable public personality, Trump's style has been anything but. Yet the two have a remarkably close working relationship. In a new piece for the online publication CAL Matters, reporter Laurel Rosenhall takes a deep dive into their political alliance, explores why McCarthy is "Trump's Man In Congress," and what it means for California.  

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Joe Moore is the President and General Manager of KVPR / Valley Public Radio. He has led the station through major programming changes, the launch of KVPR Classical and the COVID-19 pandemic. Under his leadership the station was named California Non-Profit of the Year by Senator Melissa Hurtado (2019), and won a National Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting (2022).