MEMO -- Week In, Week Out: The Chaotic, Special-Interest Focused First 100 Days of the GOP Congress
April 19, 2015
MEMORANDUM
To: Interested Parties
Fr: Democratic Leader's Press Office
Dt: April 19, 2015
Re: Week In, Week Out: The Chaotic, Special-Interest Focused First 100 Days of the GOP Congress
Last week marked the first 100 days since the start of the 114th Republican Congress. What have Americans seen from Speaker Boehner and House Republicans? Let's go through a headlines recap of the past 10 legislative weeks.
WEEK ONE:
- Washington Post – John Boehner just endured the biggest revolt against a House speaker in more than 150 years
- New York Times – House Republicans Change Rules on Calculating Economic Impact of Bills
WEEK TWO:
- MSNBC – House GOP goes on the record for mass deportation
WEEK THREE:
- CBS News – ?House GOP abruptly drops plans to debate abortion bill after backlash
- Huffington Post – GOP Quietly Giving Committee Chairmen Unilateral Subpoena Power
WEEK FOUR:
- New York Times – Republicans Pretend to Care About Inequality
WEEK FIVE:
- VOX – GOP Rep. Mo Brooks says maybe you should blame immigrants for measles
- New York Times – House G.O.P. Again Votes to Repeal Health Care Law
- POLITICO – Boehner: No clear idea how McConnell will resolve DHS standoff
WEEK SIX:
- Slate – House and Senate Republicans Blame Each Other for Screwing Up GOP Legislative Greatness
WEEK SEVEN:
- Tampa Bay Editorial – House Republicans should not hold Homeland Security hostage
- NJ.com Editorial – On immigration, GOP will pay for obstruction
WEEK EIGHT:
- The Hill – The terrible, horrible, no good start for GOP
- Washington Post – No House Republican leaders are going to Selma this weekend. That's a dumb move.
WEEK NINE:
- New York Times – Chasm Grows Within G.O.P. Over Spending
- Washington Post – Error in House budget understated spending cuts by $900 million
- Washington Post – House Republicans want to cut back grants for poor college students
WEEK TEN:
- Huffington Post – Divided House GOP Prevents Embarrassment, Passes Budget Boosting Defense Spending
Also last week, House Republicans twicevoted to block equal pay for equal work and passed a"massive tax break for millionaires, billionaires." Stay tuned for more – their obstruction, dysfunction and distraction is bound to intensify.