2023-12-28 01:04:54
Content summary: Many US media published articles stating that the performance of the US Congress in 2023 was “very poor”. Amid the continued chaos and division, this Congress “did nothing” and was “the least efficient Congress in modern American history.” .
Many US media published articles saying that in 2023, the performance of the US Congress was “very poor”. Amid the continued chaos and division, this Congress “did nothing” and was “the least efficient Congress in modern American history.”
“Very bad” “Embarrassing”
Fox News in the United States issued an article stating that the performance of the U.S. Congress in 2023 is “very bad.” From the moment the first session of the 118th Congress began in January, Congress has ushered in an “embarrassing” year.
Since then, House Republicans have been divided over who to elect as speaker. The then-House Majority Leader, Republican Kevin McCarthy, faced resistance from far-right members of the party, leading to the first deadlock in the election of House speaker in more than a century. In the end, following 15 rounds of voting, McCarthy was elected speaker.
However, in October, McCarthy was removed from office in a shocking vote. McCarthy’s compromise in the negotiations between the two parties on the appropriation bill aroused the dissatisfaction of the ultra-conservatives in the party, and eventually became the first sitting speaker of the House of Representatives to be voted out of office in the history of the United States. Since then, Congress has been locked in a three-week speaker battle, and its work has fallen into chaos and paralysis.
The New York Times commented that the Republican-controlled House of Representatives is regarding to end a year characterized by paralysis, dysfunction, the expulsion of the speaker and internal divisions.
The Washington Post also pointedly pointed out that the year in Congress “began and ended with chaos and incompetence. Mixed with self-created crises and shocking cannibalism.”
“Nothing done” “Least efficient”
The New York Times also pointed out that although the House of Representatives held more than 700 votes this year, only more than 20 bills were passed and later signed into law by President Biden.
Data from data analytics company Quorum shows that even during the 104th, 112th and 113th Congress terms, this legislative body successfully passed at least 70 bills. These Congresses are all the same as this one, that is, the government is led by a Democratic president, and one or both houses of Congress are controlled by Republicans.
The U.S. news website Axios pointed out that this historic “low productivity” of this Congress is the result of the division of American parties and the internal strife of the House of Representatives Republicans.
“Sometimes we spend weeks, months, even a year and get nothing done,” said Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat, said: “The Republican-controlled Congress is doing nothing and is the least effective Congress in modern American history.”
Axios analysis said that the work efficiency of the U.S. Congress is unlikely to be improved in 2024, because the 2024 U.S. presidential election and the imminent spending legislation battle may consume legislators’ time and energy.
Fox News also pointed out that 2023 will be a tragic year for Congress. With lawmakers eyeing the possibility of two government shutdowns in the next five weeks, 2024 might be just as ignominious as this year.
Original title: International Intelligence Bureau: Chaotic and incompetent! America will do ‘very badly’ in 2023
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