Mike Johnson promised a ¡°well-oiled machine¡± the night he won the U.S. House speaker¡¯s gavel. Four months later, he hasn¡¯t delivered.
Republicans¡¯ impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden is unraveling, Ukraine war aid languishes amid GOP opposition as Russia advances on the battlefield, and the U.S. government is on the brink of a politically damaging government shutdown.
¡°Over 100 days in, we¡¯ve yet to fulfill and execute policy,¡± said Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry, who briefly served as a caretaker speaker last October after Republicans ousted Kevin McCarthy.
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