‘We Suck’: Democrat Congressman Lashes Out at Colleagues on Fox News

Congressman Jared Moskowitz hit out at the House’s constant turnover of House Speakers.
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Democrat Rep. Jared Moskowitz tore into his colleagues in Congress after they received lackluster approval ratings—calling parties out for operating like they’re in “high school.”

The Florida representative told Fox News Sunday host Shannon Bream that lawmakers from the Republican and Democrat parties had failed to work together and allow the institution to function.

In response to a question about why at least two-thirds of Americans disapproved of Congress, Moskowitz said: “If I just be honest with you, [it’s] because we suck.”

“We removed a speaker that had never happened in American history, then they almost removed the second speaker. Democrats had to step in to table that.

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“You know, every time a Democrat or Democrats remove a Republican from a committee, Republicans then go and remove two Democrats from committee,” he continued. “It’s like high school.”

“It’s tit for tat, and we are breaking the place every single solitary day, and both parties are doing that.”

“And so every norm that no one wants to defend goes ‘that’s fine,’ it just means that the House is going to continue to not be able to function.”

He also blamed the ineffectiveness of the House and Senate for many of America’s deepest issues, including national debt, which is now over $35 trillion.

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“All of these problems we have are not going to be solved by one party. I have bad news for my Republican colleagues. They’re not able to do this. We’re going to have to do this ourselves. So we dug this hole together. We’re going to have to get out of it together.”

Moskowitz also suggested to Bream that he was prepared to work with the Trump administration, as reports suggest that he’s being considered for a key role in FEMA.

He was coy about the possibility Sunday, but spared time to praise Trump’s new chief of staff Susie Wiles.

“She’s very capable, and what I’ve said is people should never underestimate her. Susie is very good, and so maybe she could convince you I think she’s been working on that,” he explained.

“The reason why I’ve not come out and said I would never [take a role in the Trump administration] is because there’s a history of Democrats and Republicans serving in each other’s administrations.”