S01E28 Kevin Fogarty, Politics of the U.S. House
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 Representative 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.
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