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A House Divided Americans Being Cheated by Stymied U.S. House Undermined by Political Selfishness, Renegade Posturing, and the Disappearance of Bipartisanship April 18, 2021 – The U.S. House of Representatives is paralyzed by growing political factions wielding disruptive power and the lack of bipartisanship that once made the American legislature respected, a longtime Republican House staffer told the Retail Politics Podcast with Gerry Shields. “The idea of reaching across the aisle is seen as a weakness now,” said Kevin Fogarty, a longtime chief of staff and legislative director for recently retired U.S. Rep. Peter King of Long Island. “Unfortunately, a lot of that is leading to things not getting done,” Fogarty said. Renegades in both political parties are putting their personal political careers over making the house function; Fogarty said: “You’re seeing the ‘not what you are for’ but ‘what you are against,’” Fogarty said. Fogarty dishes on Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, AOC, and Republican upstart Marjorie Greene of Georgia. Listen – and learn. # # # Listen to the Retail Politics Podcast with Gerry Shields at http://www.retailpoliticspodcast or on Apple or Spotify.
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