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It's disappointing that the house republicans don't have a better legislative agenda to spend their political capital on. So far they seem to be prioritizing bi
by mikem170 4y ago
It's disappointing that the house republicans don't have a better legislative agenda to spend their political capital on. So far they seem to be prioritizing bills that won't make it into law (like this bill, and the irs related bill), fixing problems that seem to only exist in the minds of their riled up base.
- mrguyorama 4y agoWell as of 2020, the republican party had no stated agenda apart from "get Trump re-elected". They also don't WANT to have an agenda, because 1) the US isn't actually as poor off as Fox News says so they don't really have to do anything if they want the US to keep being okay for well off white folk, and 2) because many of their constituents have bought so into "Gubermint bad" that they actively ask their politicians to do less work. Many constituents saw not electing a house speaker as a good thing, since it completely obstructed the government's ability to do almost anything.