John -

I wanted to take a moment to write to you about what is happening in the House right now.

Because as much as we like to shake our heads and snicker at the Republican dysfunction, what is happening right now has real world consequences, and is, sadly, a preview of what is to come in the next Congress.

Most Americans of all parties want a functioning government that works diligently to address their needs.

But what they have gotten from Washington, D.C. Republicans are leaders who encourage obstructionism, deny election results, peddle conspiracies, and bend over backwards to placate Trump.

So when they get a little power, they expect their caucus to behave differently and they won’t.

Sadly, it will only get worse from here.

Because while Kevin McCarthy is not a smart man, he does have two super powers: he is shameless and he lacks integrity.

So if you wonder how much further he is willing to cave to the furthest fringes of his party in order to become Speaker… stick around.

And that will have real world implications.

It will have real world implications when the debt ceiling comes up again.

It will have real world implications for people who just want a government that works on issues like lowering prescription drug prices, our national security, protecting our climate and the right to vote.

We’ll see what happens over the next few days, but since I know all of you are paying attention here I wanted to send a short message about what I’m seeing.

Thanks for reading,

Ruben Gallego

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