How many of the GOP's 11 “ready-to-go” bills were actually ready to go? Take a wild guess. (via MaddowBlog)
About a month ago, there was still some uncertainty about who would lead the House as Republicans prepared to take over the majority. As you might’ve noticed, Kevin McCarthy’s bid for speaker proved to be a bit more contentious than the GOP hoped.
But while that intra-party drama unfolded, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise expressed great confidence on Dec. 30, 2022, in the Republican conference’s legislative plans. The Louisiananof “meaningful, ‘ready-to-go’ legislation” that the chamber would take up in the first two weeks of the new Congress.
These “commonsense measures,” Scalise said, “should garner wide support and provide an indication of our bold agenda to come.” As January comes to an end, how many of the 11 “ready-to-go” bills proved to be ready to go? About half of them. PoliticoHouse Republicans have yet to take up five of the 11 measures they deemed “ready-to-go” back in December for floor action during the first two weeks of the session. ... All of these measures were listed for consideration in the first two weeks of this Congress by Majority Leader Steve Scalise on Dec. 30. None are listed on the schedule this week, which is the chamber’s fifth.
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