Representative Kevin McCarthy, the California congressman who served as speaker of the House for most of this year until a group of his own colleagues moved to oust him, said he had no regrets about his time as the lower chamber’s leader as he delivered his final floor speech before leaving Congress.
Mr McCarthy, whose resignation as the representative of California’s 20th Congressional District will take effect at year’s end, spoke following a series of tributes from members of the conference he led as party leader from 2014 until he became Speaker after a record 15 ballots in January.
