May 18, 2021 Voting No But Taking the Dough Is Not Working Out the Way He Hoped Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has joined a growing list of House Republicans taking heat over their votes to block the American Rescue Plan. The Washington Post took a deep-dive into McCarthy’s district where elected officials, non-profit leaders, and community members “questioned McCarthy’s commitment to a district where they don’t see their needs reflected by his votes.” An unusually large share of children in McCarthy’s district stand to benefit from the expanded child tax credit included in the American Rescue Plan he opposed – more than 93 percent, the seventh-highest proportion in California, according to figures reviewed by The Post.