GOP Fumbles Budget Deadline, Blunders Toward Chaos

Republicans have now missed both the April 15th budget deadline and are way behind on appropriations, and now the deadline to avert a catastrophic default on the debt is quickly drawing near. As the House begins marking up its first appropriations bill this week – without a budget in sight – they're blundering towards chaos.

Vox: Conservatives in Congress are threatening to hold Trump's agenda hostage

Republicans are stuck in a bind. Trump is desperate to score legislative points … The budget, which usually passes on party lines, is ripe for another conservative stand because it is a near-impossible beast to tackle.

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The Republican agenda is moving behind schedule. Negotiations on the health bill were supposed to be wrapped up by mid-spring, the budget passed by June, and tax reform done by the end of summer. That hasn't happened.

Washington Examiner: Republicans getting restless for legislative victories

It's nearing July, and the GOP-led Congress is far behind on the promises that helped it hold the majority in 2016 elections.

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Must-pass spending bills are far behind schedule as well, and a budget deal that reins in federal spending appears elusive.

Democrats believe we should be working every day on creating jobs and raising wages for everyone, everywhere in America.  Instead, 5 months into the Trump Administration, Republicans still have not put forward a single piece of legislation to create good-paying jobs or raise the wages of hard-working Americans.