During a lengthy speech shortly after being ousted from his post as speaker of the House on Tuesday, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) rattled off a short list of legislative wins during his leadership tenure, including the so-called Lower Energy Costs Act.

But the bill is a dud in limbo between Congress two chambers, headed nowhere fast. Moreover, the legislation is little more than a giant giveaway to the powerful fossil fuel industry from which many of its GOP sponsors have raked in gobs of campaign cash.

House Republicans passed the bill, H.R. 1, by a 225-204 vote in March. When it passed, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called the legislation dead on arrival in the upper chamber. President Joe Biden vowed to veto it if it reached his desk.

While touting LECA and other House-passed bills on Tuesday, McCarthy was simultaneously defensive.

Im proud of what we accomplished, from the Parents Bill of Rights to our energy bill, McCarthy said. But if they want to hold me liable because the Senate didnt take it up, or the president didnt take it up, thats politics for what I know.