Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., center, talks about the wildfires in California as he is joined by, from left, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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