In what can only be described as a necessary, yet colossal waste of time spanning over ninety minutes, the 118th Congress met in its first session today, on January 8th, 2023. If it showed the public anything it would be that the new Congress holds the same inabilities and inaction that disabled much of the legislation omitted during the 117th Congress. The difference seen this time was populist Republican Representatives willing to put their public reputations on the line, in order to establish needed changes within House policy, and the increasing prevalence of federal bills used as political weapons targeted against the people. While it’s commendable that nineteen Congressmen were willing to stand their ground independently against the majority for the beliefs of those they represent, it resulted in gridlock during Congress’s first established quorum.
The 118th Congress Begins in Gridlock
The 118th Congress Begins in Gridlock
The 118th Congress Begins in Gridlock
In what can only be described as a necessary, yet colossal waste of time spanning over ninety minutes, the 118th Congress met in its first session today, on January 8th, 2023. If it showed the public anything it would be that the new Congress holds the same inabilities and inaction that disabled much of the legislation omitted during the 117th Congress. The difference seen this time was populist Republican Representatives willing to put their public reputations on the line, in order to establish needed changes within House policy, and the increasing prevalence of federal bills used as political weapons targeted against the people. While it’s commendable that nineteen Congressmen were willing to stand their ground independently against the majority for the beliefs of those they represent, it resulted in gridlock during Congress’s first established quorum.