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please change ((Kevin McCarthy)) to ((Kevin McCarthy (California politician)|Kevin McCarthy))

His surname is pronounced "benner". Ben, like Ben Franklin.

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Please ask a European, and you will see. It's pronounced ben-er. BEN-er. People have been mispronouncing it.

n 2600:1702:5A90:5200:FD13:5A74:9EC7:D397 (talk) 22:28, 16 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

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I think it’s cute that “responded” was used rather than “retaliated” 2600:1005:A122:A99A:C43B:2532:1869:2D0F (talk) 05:37, 6 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

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The assertion that John Boehner resigned "due to opposition from within the Republican conference" is false. The truth is that, from the day he entered Congress, he promised himself and his family that he would retire before his 65th birthday. The opposition within the Republican conference was from the Freedom Caucus, which never had the numbers to remove Boehner, and no one knew this better than Boehner himself. Yes, they annoyed him, and yes, he called them "knuckleheads" on at least one occasion, which upset them. They behaved like children and treated them accordingly. He certainly was never cowed by them. To infer this is just a flat-out lie. ~2025-41309-76 (talk) 04:42, 18 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want made. x2step (lets talk 💌) 05:15, 18 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Kevin McCarthy link

His surname is pronounced "benner". Ben, like Ben Franklin.

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