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‘It’s a Bigger Hole’: Kevin McCarthy Tries to Close the GOP’s Fundraising Gap With a $14 Million Check

“I’ve got a lot invested in the people that I recruited. I want to help them be able to maintain; I think we got to go be more on offense,” McCarthy told NOTUS.

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Rep. Kevin McCarthy talks with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as Republicans try to elect a new House speaker. Alex Brandon/AP

Almost exactly a year after a small group of GOP lawmakers joined Democrats to remove Kevin McCarthy from the speakership, the California Republican is divvying out $14 million to help GOP candidates across the board.

This disbursement will come from America Fund, a super PAC supported by McCarthy, and will go toward Republicans running for the House and Senate, as well as former President Donald Trump, according to information first shared with NOTUS.

The money is coming at a time when Republicans are trailing Democrats in fundraising as Election Day nears.