Republicans are failing at governance
That's funny, because it's July, and Republicans have yet to pass a single appropriations bill. There's also been no jobs bill, no infrastructure bill, no budget, and no plan to avert a catastrophic default on the full faith and credit of the United States. Instead, House GOP has unveiled a bill that includes $1.6 billion in taxpayer funds for President Trump's immoral, ineffective and expensive border wall.
New York Times: Republicans Reluctantly Acknowledge a Failure of Governing
Republicans are failing at governance. And they know it.
Their senatorially painful decision announced on Tuesday to sacrifice some of lawmakers' usually sacrosanct August recess was a public confession that they have not gotten the job done even while controlling the White House, Senate and House of Representatives.
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Legislative results have been in short supply for unified Republican government as first the House and now the Senate have gotten badly bogged down in trying to overhaul the Obama administration's health care law — a top priority of Republicans since 2010. The stalemate has been ugly, preventing Republicans from moving ahead on long overdue budget [and] spending and tax priorities.
With the Senate's delay of the August recess, the Republicans' legislative agenda is clear: They want to raise health costs for hard-working families with their mean, cold-hearted Trumpcare bill. Instead, they should work with Democrats to lower health care costs and create good-paying jobs for American families.