PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — House Republicans are leaving their annual retreat Friday with policy proposals largely still in the works and an overarching sentiment of fighting against what Democrats and the Biden administration have done while in power.
As GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., forges ahead on his mission to lead his conference into the majority this fall and become speaker, his team is focused on making a case to the American people that under Democratic control, the cost of living has become too high and paychecks are not going as far as they used to.
Rising gas prices and inflation have been central to the GOP case for change, but even if McCarthy leads his caucus to a big win in November, they would still have to govern under a Biden presidency and that requires compromise.
