On ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Republican Speaker John Boehner was asked about House Republicans’ lack of an economic agenda. In response, Boehner rewrote the last two years, seemingly hoping the country would simply forget his real record.
“Never before in our history has Congress been so toxic, and that’s why John Boehner was greeted by protesters at every stop of his northeast tour. The only thing Boehner has ‘focused like a laser’ on is finding the topic of the day to gin up his Tea Party base,” said DCCC Chairman Steve Israel. “Americans want Congress to focus on strengthening our economy, not more of Boehner’s reckless shutdowns and lawsuits.”
A few of the headlines describing this Republican Congress:
9/28/13: House GOP: Delay Obamacare or we Shut Down the Government
1/08/14: House Republicans Kick Off 2014 With Renewed Focus on Abortion, Birth Control
2/05/14: Renewed GOP Focus on the IRS Scandal
3/21/14: Republicans Double Down on Obamacare for 2014
7/31/14: GOP-led House authorizes lawsuit against Obama
9/17/14: It’s Benghazi day again on Capitol Hill