Kevin McCarthy will announce it in a red Pittsburgh suburb, not on the Capitol steps. In most other ways, though, his Friday GOP agenda rollout will mirror Newt Gingrich’s 28-year-old Contract With America.
The blueprint the California Republican plans to unveil serves as a voter messaging guide for party incumbents and candidates. Just as Gingrich’s Contract intended, this year’s Commitment to America is to set out the GOP’s expected strategies for addressing pressing national problems before a midterm election that is likely to hand it the House majority.
