Yesterday in St. Paul, Republican National Convention platform chair Congressman Kevin McCarthy presented the official GOP platform, which was created with input from thousands of Americans.

Kevin McCarthy is a freshman congressman from Bakersfield, California. Last year, I profiled him in THE WEEKLY STANDARD as part of the "Young Guns of the House GOP" package, which also featured congressmen Paul Ryan and Eric Cantor. After his speech on the convention floor, I caught up with him in the Xcel Center:

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