Rank-and-file GOPers say leaders are too busy on impeachment to govern: report
There are reportedly "whispers" among rank-and-file Republican lawmakers that their leadership is too focused on impeaching Joe Biden to govern.
Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Jim Jordan are among those who have promised to take their time delving into every aspect of Biden's family life in an effort to find an impeachable offense, also known as "high crimes." But that process might not be greenlit by other members of the party, the Washington Post reported.
The outlet writes:
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"But there are whispers from some rank-and-file Republicans that their leadership got too fixated on these investigations, losing focus on processing the government funding bills from the House Appropriations Committee," the report from Saturday states.
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"That’s now left the House GOP certain to face the blame if there’s a shutdown of the federal government starting next Sunday — unless they can pull off a fast legislative trick."
Some of the elected Republicans are willing to speak out about the issue, instead of whispering about it.
“We allowed ourselves to basically get so distracted with all the other shiny objects that we didn’t actually get ahead of our real job, which is to be appropriators,” Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) told reporters after leaving an emergency GOP meeting late Thursday, according to the Washington Post's reporting.