House gets back to work and quickly falls into a cycle of punishing its own
November 19, 2025
The U.S. House is back in session after a multi-week hiatus. But its agenda has been quickly overtaken by a sudden flurry of censures, reprimands and the investigation of its own members. That’s all leaving little bandwidth for legislating in the final weeks of the year. Democrat Stacey Plaskett beat back an effort by Republicans to censure her Tuesday, and Wednesday GOP Rep. Cory Mills faced his own censure and Ethics Committee investigation. With few bills to consider – and no quick fix for the problem of skyrocketing health insurance premiums – the House has instead been forced to devote time over lawmakers’ demands to punish each other.