This article**[China News Network];
**Dec. 27 -- A number of U.S. media outlets said that in 2023, the performance of the U.S. Congress will be "very poor", and in the ongoing chaos and **, this Congress will "do nothing" and be "the least efficient Congress in modern American history."
Very bad" "embarrassing".
Fox News published an article saying that the performance of the US Congress in 2023 is "very bad". From the moment the first session of the 118th National Assembly began in January, Congress had an "embarrassing" year.
Since then, House Republicans have been divided over who to elect as Speaker. Kevin McCarthy, a Republican who was the majority leader of the House of Representatives at the time, was boycotted by members of the far right wing of the party, leading to an impasse in the election of the speaker of the House for the first time in more than a century. In the end, after *** vote, McCarthy was elected Speaker.
In October, however, McCarthy was removed from office as speaker in a shocking vote. McCarthy's compromise on the bipartisan appropriations bill drew the ire of ultra-conservatives in the party, and he eventually became the first sitting speaker of the House of Representatives in U.S. history to be voted out. Since then, Congress has been mired in a three-week battle for the speaker, and its work has been thrown into chaos and paralysis.
The New York Times commented that the Republican-controlled House of Representatives is coming to an end of a year characterized by paralysis, dysfunction, the expulsion of the speaker and internal divisions.
The Washington Post also hit the nail on the head when it noted that the congressional year "began with chaos and incompetence and ended with confusion and incompetence." It is mixed with self-inflicted crises and shocking cannibalism".
inaction" and "minimal efficiency".
The New York Times also noted that although the House of Representatives has held more than 700 votes this year, only more than 20 bills have been passed and later signed into law by Biden.
Even during its 104th, 112th and 113th congressions, the legislature successfully passed at least 70 bills, according to data analytics firm Quorum. These Congresses are the same as the current Congress, that is, they are led by Democrats, and one or both houses of Congress are controlled by Republicans.
U.S. News **axios pointed out that this historic "low production" in the current Congress is the result of internal strife between the US partisans and the Republicans in the House of Representatives.
Senator John F. Kennedy, Republican of Louisiana, said, "Sometimes we spend weeks, months, or even a year and get nowhere. ”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat, said: "The Republican-controlled Congress is now inactive and the least efficient Congress in modern American history. ”
Axios analysis said that in 2024, the efficiency of the U.S. Congress is also unlikely to improve, because the 2024 U.S. ** elections and the looming spending legislative battle may consume the time and energy of legislators.
Fox News also noted that 2023 has been a tragic year for Congress. With lawmakers eyeing the possibility of two shutdowns in the next five weeks, 2024 could be as "dishonorable" as this year.