And Republican Rep. George Santos' extensive legal troubles will make it harder for the GOP to keep that Long Island-based district in the Republican column.
Some already sounded resigned to serving in the minority during the past week's ups and downs in finding a new speaker, while others voiced hopes the passage of time will make the past three weeks a distant memory.
This is Republicans fighting with Republicans, bullying Republicans, even threatening each other.
That left House Republicans with the choice of funding the government or shutting it down over their opposition to the healthcare law, and they chose the latter.
Further turmoil will only feed into the Democratic argument that House Republicans are incapable of governing.
Persons:
—, Mike Johnson, Joe Biden, George Santos, it's, I’m, ”, Max Miller, Miller, McCarthy, Nicole Malliotakis, Suzan DelBene, ” DelBene, harkened, Barack, Doug Heye, Eric Cantor, Herbert Hoover’s, Biden, Donald Trump, Don Bacon, Marc Molinaro, “, David Schweikert, ’ ”, Dusty Johnson, Stephen Groves
Organizations:
WASHINGTON, Republicans, Black, Republican, GOP, Republican Party, “, ”, House Democrats, Democratic, Affordable, Democrats, Capitol, Biden, Costco, White
Locations:
Alabama, Ohio, New York, Arizona
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