The GOP’s infighting and inability to elect a House speaker means the lower chamber cannot get to work, potentially delaying crucial legislation

The repeated failures by House Republicans to elect a new speaker are making the federal government more likely to shut down next month, as the GOP’s weeks-long internal dysfunction threatens to delay vital legislation.

The House has been mostly closed for business since Oct. 3, when a band of far-right rebels ousted then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). Republicans since have not coalesced around a replacement, running through multiple options without electing anyone. Without a speaker, lawmakers can’t bring bills to the floor.

Policy discussions have ground to a halt, even as war has broken out in Israel and federal funding is weeks away from expiring. Congress has until Nov. 17 to approve a deal to fund the government, or members of the military risk missing paychecks, national parks will close and the Internal Revenue Service will run shoestring operations.

    • @BassTurd
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      31 year ago

      That’s for sure true for some. But Boebert dropped out of highschool and didn’t get her GED until a couple of years back. She really is that dumb I think.

        • @BassTurd
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          01 year ago

          Not saying there is, but it is a general indication of someone’s intelligence level. Comparing someone who got there GED 7 years after her senior year vs most of her colleagues that have college degrees, many at ivy league schools. Boebert is certainly putting up a front with malicious intent, but she hasn’t shown any signs of higher intelligence.