Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, has openly questioned whether the GOP deserves to keep the House majority, lamenting the lack of accomplishments this Congress. He’s not alone.
When Congress began the new year, Rep. Andy Biggs gave a television interview and made a startling confession: House Republicans have done nothing they can run on.
“We have nothing. In my opinion, we have nothing to go out there and campaign on,” the Arizona Republican said on the conservative network Newsmax. “It’s embarrassing.”
Anchor Chris Salcedo responded with a bemused chuckle. “I know,” he said. “The Republican Party in the Congress majority has zero accomplishments.”
The exchange captured a dynamic that looms over Republican lawmakers heading into the 2024 election: They’ve passed little substantive legislation since winning the majority in 2022 and struggled to do the basics of governing with a Democratic-led Senate. Their first year was instead marked by fractiousness and chaos, complicating the party’s pitch to voters this fall. The challenge is accentuated by likely GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump making “retribution” against his enemies, rather than shared policy goals, the centerpiece of his comeback bid as he continues to spread fabricated claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
Seems like they’ve gotten pretty far just by scapegoating and peddling grievances, would be odd if they suddenly started caring about accomplishments.
Welp, guess it’s time for them to fabricate another crisis to try to pin on Democrats!
the Republicans have plenty of accomplishments …
Holy shit that’s brutal… And also disgusting.
Fuckin Embarrassing
Same people touting Trump’s policies that barely any of them can actually describe.
I thought that was their thing.
aww come on, they’ve destroyed just as much if not more than they usually do
Well that tracks considering the #GOP is a national embarrassment.
That’s NOT true! They have MANY accomplishments!
They forced raped 10 year olds to give Birth! They forced poor people to pay back predatory student loans! They protected Rich CEOS who poisoned American Citizens! They ROLLED BACK Child Labor Laws! They banned the Bible and Dictionary! They made Healthcare ILLEGAL! They protected Cops who killed Kids or watched Kids DIE! They KILLED and TRAFFICKED people! They haven’t passed a Budget!
These are EXACTLY why Republicans keep voting for them! To do EXACTLY this!
Having no achievements never stopped them before.
The ignorant and impotent are the angriest , loudest, forked-tongued demons there are. Like burnt out junkie mothers screaming at their children.
So what you’re saying is that you may have to face the consequences of your own actions?
Damn. The struggle is real.
Don’t be upset, Republicans. You also have no positive achievements in the 40 years leading up to 2024 as well.
Don’t feel bad champ, you held the second most votes for Speaker of the House, that’s almost a record, you took the most basic part of your job, something that has been done 129 times, and only taken more than 1 vote 16 times (once since the civil war) and turned it into an international embarrassment, twice, in January it took 15 rounds to select McCarthy, then 10 months into the 2 year term you did it again!
At least they’re consistent.
fuck republicans, but democrats haven’t done anything but lose ground and fund wars
Simply not true. And yelling about “both sides bad” just makes you look like a troll.