Because the core agenda of the House Republican Party is not actually any specific policy outcome in health care and semiconductor manufacturing and education. It's nihilistic. Unfortunately, Speaker Johnson is subject to the whims of about a dozen members of his conference who simply don't want to govern at all. He's got a conference like the Joker from the Dark Knight. They just want to watch the world burn. (04:50–04:58)
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Asserts that Speaker Johnson is influenced by members who do not want to govern.
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