'House Republicans have just elected a speaker nominee who in 16 years in Congress hasn't passed a single bill,' House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said.
Representative Jim Jordan has been criticized by some for being ineffective at passing legislation in Congress after he was nominated as the House Republicans' choice for speaker on Friday.The Ohio congressman is the second nominee that the GOP has put forward, after Representative Steve Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, withdrew his nomination this week.
'Jim Jordan hasn't passed a SINGLE bill in his 16 YEARS in Congress,' X user Jack Cocchiarella posted. 'Who else agrees Jim Jordan is too evil and ineffective to be Speaker?'According to the 117th Congress Legislative Effectiveness Scores recorded by the Center of Effective Lawmaking , Jordan was rated fourth to last, out of the House Republicans evaluated.
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