article_snippet: (CNN)Last November, the American people placed a great amount of trust in Republicans when the American people gave the American people complete control of a GOP Congress.
article_snippet: Voters bought the illusion that a Republican a GOP Congress would govern effectively, help the middle class and focus on important issues like jobs and the economy.
article_snippet: The Republican Congress seems more intent on bickering with The Republican Congress, pushing an agenda to help special interests and catering to the most extreme wing of the Republican Party, than working for the middle class.
highlights_snippet: Americans voted in a GOP Congress on promise of effective governance that prioritized middle class .
  