Republican Outrages

If you were hoping that the House was going to keep getting things done this year, House Republicans have disappointing news for you. Instead of continuing to work in a bipartisan fashion that got things done in recent weeks, Republicans have decided to put party ahead of country and will spend the rest of the year papering over their deep divisions.

As 2013 comes to a close, the Office of the Democratic Whip has created a new digital calendar year-in-review website feature, where you can find a detailed, visual display of how the House Republican Leadership chose to spend time, and which issues they chose to focus on, over the past year.

With only 8 remaining legislative days scheduled in 2013, a look at the Republican-led House of Representatives shows a lackluster record with a long list of items left to address. And we’re not the only ones taking note of the Do Nothing GOP:  

Washington Post:

In the 10^th day of the GOP government shutdown, Republicans are still no closer to their stated goal of dismantling the Affordable Care Act, but they have managed to accomplish something— receiving the disdain of the business community:

A quick look at the headlines since House Republicans announced their continued hostage-taking strategy shows that it isn’t going over well:

Bloomberg: House Republican Plan Increases Chances for U.S. Shutdown

Looks like things aren’t so friendly among Republicans in the Senate. Here’s what Senator Lindsey Graham had to say about Republicans threatening to shut down the government over an unrelated, partisan issue:

MESSAGE FROM THE DEMOCRATIC WHIP

This week, House Republicans voted to cut nearly $40 billion from our nation’s nutrition assistance program (SNAP), which would deny food assistance to nearly 4 million Americans, including children, seniors and veterans.  For four decades, Congress has traditionally passed a bipartisan farm bill that includes this nutrition assistance.

“Once again, House Republicans are in disarray, unable to govern as a result of division and dysfunction.  Even when promising a continuation of their policy of sequester and another defunding of the Affordable Care Act – gifts to the extreme wing of their party – Republicans lacked sufficient support and were unable to bring their bill to the Floor.