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House Republicans Keep Quiet as Shutdown Crisis Deepens
Mike Johnson's decision to keep the House out of session may have been intended to avoid contentious legislation, but instead, his leadership is being undermined by internal dissent among GOP lawmakers. The strategy has backfired, leaving Democrats in a stronger position and undermining the Republican party's talking points.
The House has only been in session for 20 days this year, the lowest since World War II, with less than 80 days of legislative activity in over three months. Johnson's team claims that because the House passed a short-term funding bill, it's up to Senate Democrats to end the shutdown. However, critics argue that Republicans are shirking their responsibility by staying out of town.
The White House has been sending mixed messages about the cause of the shutdown, blaming Democrats while also using it as an excuse to fire thousands of federal employees. Meanwhile, Democrats seem to be winning the messaging war, with a growing number of Republican lawmakers criticizing Johnson's strategy.
The decision to keep the House out of session has also hurt efforts to address expiring subsidies for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans. The enhanced premium tax credits are set to expire at the end of 2025, but without a fix in place before December, millions of people will face dramatic premium increases next year or be forced to forgo coverage altogether.
Furthermore, Johnson's attempt to delay the swearing-in of Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona has deepened suspicions that the White House is hiding something. The Epstein files, which were meant to be released through a discharge petition, are now being held up by Republican efforts to derail the bill.
As the situation continues to deteriorate, it's clear that Johnson and other Republican leaders need to take responsibility for their party's actions. Staying out of session and avoiding contentious issues won't be sustainable in the long term, and Democrats are seizing on the opportunity to further erode Republican credibility.
Mike Johnson's decision to keep the House out of session may have been intended to avoid contentious legislation, but instead, his leadership is being undermined by internal dissent among GOP lawmakers. The strategy has backfired, leaving Democrats in a stronger position and undermining the Republican party's talking points.
The House has only been in session for 20 days this year, the lowest since World War II, with less than 80 days of legislative activity in over three months. Johnson's team claims that because the House passed a short-term funding bill, it's up to Senate Democrats to end the shutdown. However, critics argue that Republicans are shirking their responsibility by staying out of town.
The White House has been sending mixed messages about the cause of the shutdown, blaming Democrats while also using it as an excuse to fire thousands of federal employees. Meanwhile, Democrats seem to be winning the messaging war, with a growing number of Republican lawmakers criticizing Johnson's strategy.
The decision to keep the House out of session has also hurt efforts to address expiring subsidies for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans. The enhanced premium tax credits are set to expire at the end of 2025, but without a fix in place before December, millions of people will face dramatic premium increases next year or be forced to forgo coverage altogether.
Furthermore, Johnson's attempt to delay the swearing-in of Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona has deepened suspicions that the White House is hiding something. The Epstein files, which were meant to be released through a discharge petition, are now being held up by Republican efforts to derail the bill.
As the situation continues to deteriorate, it's clear that Johnson and other Republican leaders need to take responsibility for their party's actions. Staying out of session and avoiding contentious issues won't be sustainable in the long term, and Democrats are seizing on the opportunity to further erode Republican credibility.
! Like Mike Johnson thinks keeping the House out of session is a good idea? It's just making things worse for the GOP 
. They're getting roasted by Democrats and losing control of the narrative 
. And what about those people who are going to lose coverage if they can't get their subsidies fixed on time? That's just cruel 
. Can't Republicans just put aside their differences and work together for once? 
I'm at my wit's end with all this politics drama 
!
. It's like Republicans are playing a losing game 
. Keeping the House out of session for only 20 days is super low-key 
. The fact that Mike Johnson's team says it's up to Senate Democrats now is just laughable 
.
, and I gotta say, it's looking like Repubs are getting roasted 
. The way they're handling expiring ACA subsidies is also whack 
.
It's like, what are Republicans trying to hide? 
Holding up discharge petitions and Epstein files is just shady 
. I'm calling out Johnson and co for being super transparent (or not 
). This shutdown is a total mess 
, and it's time for some real leadership 
.
. I mean, come on, Republicans need to step up their game and stop playing the victim. The fact that they're using the shutdown as an excuse to fire thousands of employees is just plain wrong 
. And what's with this "it's not our problem" attitude? They can't even be bothered to put together a decent legislative plan before bailing out on session for 80+ days? It's time for some accountability, folks! 
. And don't even get me started on Mike Johnson's strategy - what a joke 
. He's just hiding behind the Senate, but that's not going to save him from the consequences of this mess 
. Meanwhile, Democrats are just waiting for Republicans to slip up so they can pounce 
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. This is a disaster, plain and simple 
and Johnson's strategy is straight up failin 
. anyway, just a bunch of republicans being republican & messing everything up 
. Meanwhile, the Dems are milking this for all it's worth and winning the messaging war 
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. Those ACA subsidies are about to expire and millions will face huge premium hikes if something isn't done ASAP 
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and now they're just sitting back while democrats are getting all the talking points 
it's all about the shutdown crisis and the republicans need to own up to it 
I'm so worried about all these people losing their jobs due to this shutdown. It's like they're just numbers on a screen, you know? Thousands of families having to scramble for alternative income because of politics 
. I feel so helpless watching this unfold. It's like they're playing with people's lives and no one is holding them accountable 
anyway, I guess this is what happens when you don't communicate effectively. just saying.
It's pretty weak sauce trying to shift blame from Republicans to Democrats at this point. The shutdown is a clear case of GOP foot-dragging. And let's be real, if they really cared about the thousands of employees being affected, they'd be finding ways to keep them working instead of playing politics with people's livelihoods.