Shutdown avoided, but this is still a historically unproductive Congress

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The US government has barely avoided a shutdown.

With just hours to spare, the House, defying its most conservative Republican members, passed a short-term funding measure with the support of a majority of Democrats and Republicans. The Senate quickly moved to pass it, and President Joe Biden signed the bill into law.

But just because House Speaker Kevin McCarthy managed to find a last-minute solution, it does not mean our government is magically working well again. Nor is it a sign that McCarthy has figured out a way to bring his Republican Conference together.

By agreeing to this spending deal, the government did something it has rarely done this year: enact a bill or resolution. There had been 14 bills and resolutions that have become law since the start of this Congress in January, prior to this stopgap measure to keep the government open. If that strikes you as a small number, it should.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/shutdown-avoided-still-historically-unproductive-140200341.html

Just the GOP living up to their motto:

Government doesn't work. Elect us and we'll prove it.

[tirebiter]

1. Take back the House.

[LittleGirl]

2. That motto!

That’s it in a nutshell.

If only we could have a proper government.

[IronLionZion]

3. Republicans are efficient like that

we need to elect more Dems to both houses to get anything done.

[republianmushroom]

4. Yup, agree.

All one has to do is look at the republican so called leadership to see why.

[Wonder Why]

5. Is this the shortest continuing resolution yet? They can't even propose a bill for more than 45 days

What's next? Medicare continued every 10 days? Defense budget good for a week at a time?