Yahoo Autos GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy said he'd bet his 'personal house' that Republicans will 'get the majority back' in 2022
Rep. Kevin McCarthy on Saturday said he'd bet his home on the odds that the GOP secures a majority in 2022.
"I would bet my house. My personal house. Don't tell my wife, but I will bet it," he said.
Democrats have a slim majority in the House. Republicans will need to flip five seats to regain control.
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Rep. Kevin McCarthy on Saturday said he'd wager his own home on Republicans reclaiming a House majority in 2022.
"We're going to get the majority back. We're five seats away," he told a crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
"I would bet my house. My personal house. Don't tell my wife, but I will bet it," he continued. "This is the smallest majority the Democrats have had in 100 years."
In the 2020 elections, Democrats retained control of the House. Democrats now have a slim majority in the lower chamber, and Republicans need to flip just five seats to regain control. Democrats also took back the Senate from the Republicans, giving President Joe Biden a Democratic stronghold in Congress.
McCarthy also said there's "not a chance" the Republicans will lose in 2022.
Since the days surrounding Biden's formal inauguration into office, other Republicans have also begun to clamor about a potential GOP win in 2022.
Earlier this month, for example, Sen. Lindsey Graham said he'd try to leverage former President Donald Trump's influence to ensure that the Republican party takes back the House and Senate in 2022.
