Indivisibles,

Welp, the first week of the new Republican House majority is officially in the books.

Because of a historically chaotic Speaker battle (which nearly devolved into a literal battle on the House floor), Republicans have only had four actual working days in D.C. since being sworn in. But in that short time, they’ve managed to cram through a shocking amount of nefarious rule changes and harmful pieces of legislation.

There have been so many corrupt maneuvers and concessions to MAGA extremists already that some of it has gotten by without much notice. But don’t worry -- we’re keeping track.

Below is a quick summary of what happened last week. If it enrages you as much as it’s enraged us, please chip in so we can get to work retaking the House and restoring a Democratic trifecta that will actually govern in the public’s interest.

• In one of their first policy moves, Republicans passed a bill that would cut funding for the IRS, making it easier for their ultra-rich donors to cheat on their taxes.
• The House passed two anti-abortion bills that lay the groundwork for MAGA Republicans’ ultimate goal -- a national abortion ban without exceptions.
• Republicans selected most of their committee chairs. Over 50% of them voted to overturn the 2020 election. Fewer than 20% are women. In fact, there will be more men named ‘Mike’ than women running House committees this term. 
• They’ve also created a new committee on the “weaponization of the federal government” which MAGA Republicans will use to amplify conspiracy theories and interfere with ongoing investigations into the efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
• Keeping with their efforts to limit transparency and avoid accountability, Republicans voted to hamstring the Office of Congressional Ethics and its ability to investigate fraudsters like George Santos and members who refused to comply with January 6th committee subpoenas.
• Tucked into the rules package was a provision that tries to ban congressional staffers from unionizing. Last term saw the first efforts to form unions in House offices and, of course, Republicans will try to undermine the rights of workers wherever they can. (Case in point: They also just removed the word ‘labor’ from the name of the Committee on Education and Labor). 

And there’s still more to come. In order to become Speaker, Kevin McCarthy made a number of secret agreements with the most extreme members of his caucus. We don’t know all the details -- but it’s clear he’s now all in on the MAGA plan to hold the entire global economy hostage in an impending fight over the debt ceiling (more on this soon). 

Through all of this chaos, it’s important to remember there are 18 House Republicans representing areas that President Biden won in 2020, and every single one of them voted for these bills and rules that could not have passed without their support. These 18 Republicans had the chance to stand up for their constituents and the public good; instead they chose to toe the party line and serve the interests of their wealthy donors. 

Seeing the damage Republicans can do in just one week, we know there’s a long two years ahead of us. As we mentioned in our new guide, we’ll be using this time to highlight Republicans’ extremism, and we’re honing in on the 18 most vulnerable Republicans in the House who are enabling the MAGA agenda. This work is only possible thanks to the support of our grassroots donors. If you’re able to, click here to make a contribution and ensure Indivisibles have everything they need to fight back against MAGA Republicans and retake the House. 

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When it’s time to face the voters, these 18 Republicans will run, deflect, distract, or just outright lie because they know the votes they took are deeply unpopular. It’s our job to make sure they can’t run away from their own record. 

In solidarity,
Indivisible Team