A Week in Review for Republicans: More Obstruction, Abandonment and Unproductiveness!

On top of passing their two rehashed batches of previously-passed message bills this week, the ridiculous GOP Congress reached new heights in their ongoing efforts at distraction, obstruction and dysfunction:

• Senate Republicans blocked the Paycheck Fairness Act for the second time this year.

MSNBC: Republicans block Paycheck Fairness Act yet again

• House Republican Member violates the Chamber rules on the House floor.

Roll Call: Stockman Tweets Photo From the House Floor, Violating Chamber Rules

• Speaker Boehner denied 500,000 petitions from Americans calling for the protections from discrimination of "all voters" and restoration of the "Voting Rights Act."

Speaker Boehner's Door Locked to VRA for Today Coalition's Delivery of 500,000 Petition Signatures

• Senate Republicans voted to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Talking Points Memo: Senate Will Vote On GOP Motion To Block Obama 'Executive Amnesty'

• House GOP Member of the Armed Services Committee continued to fear-monger Americans about ISIS operating in our Southwest border.

Buzzfeed: Arizona Congressman Claims It's "True That We Know That" ISIS Is On The U.S. Border

• House Republicans abandoned their legislative duties to the American people, cutting the remaining days of session, while leaving the middle class behind.

The Hill: House heads for exits to hit campaign trail

• Speaker Boehner and House Republicans solidify the pathway to impeaching the President by hiring a new law firm after their old firm dumped them.

POLITICO: House GOP replaces law firm in Obama lawsuit

What's more, before making the earliest departure from Congress to the campaign trail in 54 years, House Republicans voted to block legislation to close tax loopholes for companies that ship jobs overseas.  They blocked legislation that would've provided certainty for the Export-Import Bank; they blocked legislation that would've provided equal pay for equal work, a raise in the minimum wage, the refinance of student loans – issues of importance to the American people and middle class.