Joe Biden released a statement on the ousting of House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy saying that members of both the Democratic and Republican parties remain committed to finding bipartisan solutions to the more pressing problems facing the nation. He expressed hope that the measure of bipartisanship and civil discourse between the two parties can be achieved, stating that the shared challenges the country faces are “too great to be ignored by either side” and anything less than full bipartisan cooperation is inadequate. Biden also praised McCarthy’s leadership and thanked him for his service to the country.