Republicans Hope To End Complete 2023 Dysfunction.
“Last year’s track record was no surprise for House Republicans, who point to deep personal tensions, profound ideological differences and a hard-right wing willing to disrupt government functions as reasons their fractious conference has struggled to govern. And they remain skeptical that they can achieve their agenda in 2024 as tensions linger following the ouster of former speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), which kept the House at a standstill for three weeks, delayed consideration of critical funding bills and caused even their own constituents to wonder whether Republicans could handle the basic task of governance.
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The GOP is facing a major hurdle in the few first weeks of 2024 and that is showing competent governance to allow the government to remain open. The leaders in Congress came to broad agreement to keep the Feds open until after the election later this year but the devil may be in the details. The far right extremists in the GOP are not happy with the agreement and could easily throw a wrench in the works with precious little time remaining.
