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In check, cant pass legislation, cant keep a speaker, theres got to be a better way. Except it isnt an infomercial and there doesnt seem to be a better way because House Republicans have a Governing Majority so narrow, it is doubtful theres anyone in the gop who can get away with disregarding the most extreme elements of the party. In other words, someone who can pass legislation without being held hostage by the likes of matt gaetz. A budget, which is coming due in a quick 31 working days. There is, of course, one option. A coalition government, led by someone dedicated to working with the mi...

Works out. but they could have an awful lot of power. by the way, it is ludicrous that this group of people who, you know, have chaired on insurrectionists, who have embraced racist and bigoted legislation are going to be calling the shots for the new republican majority. this is unconscionable and the bottom line is, kevin mccarthy ought to have the spine to stand up to them. this speaker's job is not worth having if he has to check with them every time he wants to move a bill to the floor or say something. it's about time they found the backbone to do what they should have done a long time a...

Background of the house, so it seems like there are still families there, who are hoping to take pictures with the next speaker, or take pictures with their family members as they are sworn in, and remember, nobody has yet been sworn in, these are all, every single one of them, congressmen-elect still, even though congress has been in session now for three days. david jol ry, is there any silver lining to this? . i mean we are getting the benefit, i mean that honestly, we're getting the benefit of being able to see the house function in a way that we have never been able to see recently. c-spa...

West, congressman alan west, the just defeated tea party congressman from florida who gets his name put in as speak ever of the house of representatives. what beats that? top that. essentially, i mean, what are we looking at here? dysfunctional house? functional house? >> that's right. it's amazing. they have gotten rid of almost all the -- all the tools to make the house function. you know, pork is a lubricator of the sausage factory. always has been. now everyone hates pork, and it makes it harder for the speaker to squeak by votes. that's the way it's always been done. >> earmarks are going...