Chaos has been a common theme for the 118th Congress.
But this week, lawmakers took the drama to new heights, as Republicans in both chambers sank two top GOP priorities – impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and securing the southern border – serving up a double dose of dysfunction in the nation’s capital. “I had many people reach out to me via text message and say, ‘What the hell are you guys doing up there?’ I think our base is a little frustrated,” GOP Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas told CNN.
“I understand we have differences, but we have got to sit down together, figure out how we are going to solve problems because the American people sent us here to do that,” said GOP Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma, the top GOP negotiator on the border deal. Holding up a black pen he received when he became a US senator, he added, “There is no reason for me to have this pen if we’re just going to do press conferences. I can do press conferences from anywhere.
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