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House Republicans have invested so much effort and time attempting to undermine and repeal the patient protections and budget savings included in the Affordable Care Act, they don't even recognize GOP-supported goals when face-to-face with them.

Yesterday, the CBO projected that by 2021 the Affordable Care Act will enable more than 2 million workers to escape "job-lock" – the situation where workers remain tied to employers for access to health insurance benefits.

What we know: GOP Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers misled the American people in the Republican response to the President's State of the Union on Tuesday with a scare story about Bette from Spokane.

In the GOP Response to the President's State of the Union Address, House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers told a story about Bette from Spokane who was facing sharply higher health insurance costs supposedly as a result of the Affordable Care Act.

But McMorris Rodgers left out a few critical parts of Bette's story – the replacement plan she was referring to was one of the more expensive choices offered and Bette refused to shop for less expensive options on Washington State's Individual Marketplace.

Yesterday afternoon, House Republicans embarked on their annual retreat to have lessons in, among other things, "connecting to hardworking Americans" and ponder the question "what if there had not been a Republican majority?"

Compelling.

While House Republicans are going about their annual retreat – a new poll released this morning by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows the American people are tired of the endless attempts to repeal the patient protections and budget savings in the Affordable Care Act:

From The Hill – Poll: Voters tired of O-Care repeal efforts

Republicans have held the majority of the House of Representatives for three full years or more than 1,100 days.

You would think after all that time they would have a plan – but apparently they do not…

From POLITICO, "Jobless benefits not a top priority to House GOP":

Maybe House Republicans need another memo.

The second session of the 113th Congress has just begun and already there are indications House Republicans are losing track of their message.

As RNC Chairman Reince Prebius told reporters yesterday that despite the urgent need for an extension of UI benefits, an increase in the minimum wage, and action on jobs – Republicans were going to continue to fight against the Affordable Care Act:

Speaker Boehner and GOP leaders in the House might have sent around a memo instructing Republican members to "show compassion" when talking about jobless Americans but the cold truth remains: actions speak louder than words.