Monday, March 06, 2023
Speaker Kevin McCarthy Makes Trip to New York Hasidic Town to Tout Parents’ Rights in Education
Greeted with a rockstar welcome to the entirely-Hasidic town of New Square, about an hour north of New York City, the Speaker arrived to streets decked out in star-spangled banners and signs that read: "Village of New Square Welcomes the honorable Kevin McCarthy," ahead of a meeting with the local sect's chief leader, Rabbi David Twersky.
Hundreds of people, among them many school children, gathered around a riser set up next to one of the local yeshivas, where McCarthy spoke alongside newly-elected Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), representing New York's 17th district — a high-profile upset race that unseated former Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair.
"First of all, I feel so blessed to be here," McCarthy began, to the applauding crowd forming a mosh pit a city-block deep. "I'm glad the children are up front; be true to your faith, be proud of your heritage, and never let someone say anything different about it," McCarthy continued, in a jab at the local Democratic government currently threatening to shut down the community's religious schools if they do not implement a state-approved secular curriculum.
"I will always defend you, I'll defend the right for your education," McCarthy went on, cut off by applause. "It's not just me, it's your congressman, because we introduced the 'Parents' Bill of Rights.'"
"This is one of the first places I've come as Speaker of the United States House, because you matter to me," the Speaker said. "We will always defend your right to your religion and your freedom," he continued, before thanking the crowd for electing Lawler.
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