Sunday Roundup
This week Congress lived down to the standards we've come to expect. First, House Republicans voted to sue President Obama for using executive authority to delay implementation of the health care law they've held over 50 votes to repeal. Then, after a revolt in their own ranks, House leadership withdrew their bill to deal with the border crisis -- then issued a jaw-dropping statement urging the president to (wait for it... ) use executive authority "without congressional action." But on Friday, after worsening an already bad bill by weakening protections for the children at the center of the crisis, they finally passed a symbolic and useless package -- useless since their Republican counterparts in the Senate already torpedoed that chamber's $2.7 billion border crisis bill. Their "work" done, they recessed for a five-week vacation -- during which they will no doubt fundraise, using the "crisis" they've failed to address as fodder. If only we could issue an executive order to put an end to this nonsense.
sunday roundup week congress live standard come expect house republicans vote sue president obama executive authority delay implementation health care law hold vote repeal revolt rank house leadership withdraw bill deal border crisis issue jaw dropping statement urge president wait use executive authority congressional action friday worsen bad bill weaken protection child center crisis finally pass symbolic useless package useless republican counterpart senate torpedo chamber  border crisis bill work recess week vacation doubt fundraise crisis fail address fodder issue executive order end nonsense