John, If you’ve tuned into the news the last 24 hours, you’ve likely seen the dysfunction happening in the U.S. House with the failure to elect someone to serve as the next Speaker. At the time of this email, Congressman Kevin McCarthy has appeared on the ballot six times and failed to reach the winning threshold each time. It seems clear at this point that he doesn’t have the votes to win and the Republican Party needs to chart a new path forward to show the American people that it can govern. I posted a comment on Twitter yesterday suggesting a new way forward and it already has more than 5 million impressions, meaning that it is driving a lot of online discussion about this topic. I also recently talked about this in a TV interview that you can watch (here). |
Throughout the day today, we have seen an increasing number of journalists asking House members about what I proposed and I believe that it is helping people understand that there is a better way forward. Too many in Washington today think that even talking to someone from the opposite party, let alone daring to work with them on something, means that you’re losing. That is ridiculous, and we need more voices out there putting pressure on them to change their misguided ways. Having served in Congress for 18 years, and chairing the House Budget Committee that worked with a Democratic president to balance our nation’s balanced budget for the first time in decades. I truly believe that we can find ways to have bipartisan collaboration and have some honest political give and take on key issues that face the American people. |
If there was one thing that was made clear by voters in the most recent election, it’s that they want their elected leaders to have ideas and work together. Those who continue to play politics and fail to offer workable policy ideas are failing in their duty to the American people. As you can see, my voice is out there and I’m going to keep putting pressure on my Republican Party to end this toxic division and get to work. Any funds that we’re able to raise online right now will help in this effort. If you’d like to chip in right now to help, you can use this link to make a secure online donation. I’d very much appreciate your support. Thank you for all that you are doing to heal America. -John |
