Tenure
McCormick was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House. [15]
On November 7, McCormick's H.Res. 845 censured Rashida Tlaib for "promoting false narratives regarding the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel and for calling for the destruction of the state of Israel". [16] [17]
In December 2023, fellow Georgia Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene accused McCormick of grabbing her by the shoulders and shaking her, following a public spat between the two. She asked Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to investigate her claims. McCormick said he apologized for the interaction and despite an investigation by the Speaker of the House including a review of surveillance footage and dozens of witnesses, her allegations could not be corroborated.
Following the 2024 New Hampshire Republican primary in January, McCormick endorsed Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign, writing, "I am calling on my fellow conservatives to join me in uniting behind Donald Trump for president." McCormick had previously supported Ron DeSantis's presidential bid. [18] During an October 2024 rally for Trump's campaign at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, McCormick said that Trump should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. [19]
Speaking to Maria Bartiromo on Mornings with Maria in December 2024, McCormick said non-discretionary federal spending should be cut, explaining that: [20]
We're going to have to have some hard decisions. We got to bring the Democrats in to talk about Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare. There's hundreds of billions of dollars to be saved, and we know how to do it, we just have to have the stomach to actually take those challenges on. [21]
In January 2025, McCormick cosponsored fellow GOP House member Eric Burlison's bill recognizing personhood as starting at conception. [22] [23]
McCormick criticized having "a blanket rule that gives all kids lunches in high school", as the high schoolers "are capable of going out and actually getting a job and doing something that makes them have value", such as "going to work at Burger King, McDonald's, during the summer". [24]
