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āItās embarrassingā: Republicans worry they have no achievements to run on in 2024
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, has openly questioned whether the GOP deserves to keep the House majority, lamenting the lack of accomplishments this Congress. Heās not alone.
House Republican leaders Tom Emmer, Speaker Mike Johnson and Elise Stefanik in November.Alex Wong / Getty Images
Jan. 22, 2024, 7:00 AM EST
By Sahil Kapur
WASHINGTON ā When Congress began the new year, Rep. Andy Biggs gave a television interview and made a startling confession: House Republicans have done nothing they can run on.
āWe have nothing. In my opinion, we have nothing to go out there and campaign on,ā the Arizona Republican said on the conservative network Newsmax. āItās embarrassing.ā
Anchor Chris Salcedo responded with a bemused chuckle. āI know,ā he said. āThe Republican Party in the Congress majority has zero accomplishments.ā
The exchange captured a dynamic that looms over Republican lawmakers heading into the 2024 election: Theyāve passed little substantive legislation since winning the majority in 2022 and struggled to do the basics of governing with a Democratic-led Senate. Their first year was instead marked by fractiousness and chaos, complicating the partyās pitch to voters this fall. The challenge is accentuated by likely GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump making āretributionā against his enemies, rather than shared policy goals, the centerpiece of his comeback bid as he continues to spread fabricated claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
"But it's not true!", shouted House Speaker Mike Johnson.
"Excuse me, who are you again?" said Salcedo.
"The name is Mike Johnson, you know, the anti-porn guy."
"Oh, that guy" said Salcedo. "Then what have you accomplished?
Mike Johson then pulled out a list of his accomplishments to show him.
1. Told the world he and his son want look at porn, meaning he is unable to enter Senate chambers through most of the day or he will get an eye full.
2. Spent continuing spending bills by the DNC., otherwise, Chuck Schumer would beat up Mike and steal his lunch money like he did on his first day on the job.
3. Refuse to impeach Joe Biden cuz there is zero evidence for Joe and Hunter ever doing anything wrong, but if there is evidence, Russian spies planted it.