What Congress accomplished with McCarthy as speaker of the House

Most House Republicans, even some of the most conservative, supported Kevin McCarthy and praised his leadership on the House floor in the hours before his ouster. “As the only member who’s serving here who took every chance to vote against Speaker Boehner, and to vote against Speaker Ryan, I can tell you that this chamber has been run better, more conservatively, and more transparently, under Mr. McCarthy than any other speaker that I have served under,” said hardline conservative Rep. Thomas Massie from the House floor before Tuesday’s vote on the motion to vacate. Here is what McCarthy did —…