Rep. Sara Jacobs called the impasse ‘a gift to our adversaries,’ and Rep. Juan Vargas said it left Congress hamstrung in its fiscal responsibilities.
The inability to elect a speaker to the House of Representatives imperils Congress and the country, Democratic members of San Diego’s congressional delegation said Friday afternoon, as Rep. Kevin McCarthy worked to nail down the remaining votes he needed to become speaker.
Without a speaker and established rules for the session, representatives-elect can’t be sworn in, and members cannot receive security briefings, form committees or enact legislation.Rep. Juan Vargas, D-San Diego, said the stalemate also leaves Congress hamstrung in its fiscal responsibilities. “I do my puzzles: Worldle, Wordle, Quordle, Octordle,” said Rep. Scott Peters, D-San Diego. “That only takes up about 20 minutes.”
“They’re about as angry as a bunch of wasps,” Vargas said. “They thought they won, and it would be a fairly easy transition into the majority. Now they’re stuck in complete dysfunction.”
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