terms of actual accomplishments, kevin mccarthy has, in the house of representatives, it has -- in today's vote to remove one member of the foreign affairs committee who brings a unique international perspective to american foreign policy. kevin mccarthy did this for a couple of reasons, including that he -- there is no other accomplishment available to him. >> i don't think that kevin mccarthy or republicans right now are really serious about solving americans problems. that's why unfortunately, he's been taken over by the maga extreme faction of his conference. that's why democrats are united, first behind our leader, hakeem jeffries, and why we are united about delivering for the american people. and defending their rights, be it women's rights, make their own decisions, defending medicare and social security, which are important. it's important for seniors in our country, protecting the right for people to vote, and in our case, meeting with the president, protecting peoples public safety to live freely in their communities without fear. >> representative, thank you very much for starting off our discussion. we really appreciate it. when we come back, first there were serious