Speaker Boehner 'Proud of What We've Accomplished as a Republican Majority'
But it's been a summer session filled with chaos under the Republican Congress: calling each other liars; prioritizing Steve King and Donald Trump's extremist policies; scrapping critical appropriations bills from consideration; submitting measures to remove Speaker Boehner from his speakership. The so-called ‘New American Congress' is in absolute and total disarray. And if you needed further proof, take a look at what POLITICO has to say:
Congress faces fall from hell
Speaker John Boehner, addressing a roomful of fellow House Republicans on Tuesday morning, described a major, six-year highway bill crafted by the Senate as a "piece of shit,"…
…lawmakers have teed up a hellish final few months of 2015, as a series of high-stakes deadlines looms on everything from keeping the government open to doling out money for roads and then, for good measure, raising the federal government's borrowing limit. It promises to be a major test of the Republican Party's ability to govern...
…the breakdown of the appropriations process this spring and failure to deal with highway funding have only added to the backlog of thorny, must-solve issues on Congress' plate when it returns from its summer in September.
The legislative laundry list comes amid an ugly intraparty GOP feud between leaders of the House and Senate and their right flanks that have made passing bills in their own chamber treacherous, let alone getting them through the entire Congress.
The Senate's internal politics have slowed floor action down to a crawl — not an encouraging development in the face of crucial deadlines. In the House, conservatives have threatened the leadership's entire agenda.
…almost no one expects there will be transformative, permanent solutions from this group of lawmakers.
After the month long August recess, Congress will have just 12 workdays in September to avert a government shutdown on Oct. 1…
Also likely awaiting lawmakers this fall will be a fight over the defunct Export-Import Bank…
"I think it's going to be a very vigorous fall…" said Rep. Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.), a member of the House Freedom Caucus.
…GOP leaders have refused to sit down with Democratic leaders to craft a broad spending deal — instead the GOP leaders are leaving D.C…
Here are some more examples highlighting the Republican Congress' dysfunction, obstruction and distraction this year:
New York Times – G.O.P. Is Divided as Budget Bills Start Piling Up
MSNBC – House GOP goes on the record for mass deportation
POLITICO – Republican infighting at full throttle
Huffington Post –House Republicans Want To Block Predatory Lending Protections For American Troops
National Journal – Boehner to Sue Obama, Again
The Hill – House cancels vote amid fight over Confederate flag
Speaker Boehner, trust us when we tell you this: Americans are not "proud" of this Republican Congress that continues to prioritize special interests over hard-working American families. They are fed up.