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  Ask the Irish how good churches are at stepping in to help.  What a joke.
context: Beginning? That's been the goal for decades. >
  
  Newt Gingrich doesn't get the recognition he deserves. >
  
  Infamy would be more appropriate. >
  
  People confuse that with renowned. >
  
  “The impasse has ground all congressional business to a halt”
  Remember, when Trump was elected Steve Bannon said their goal was deconstruction of the administrative state. The republican party has long been the party of obstruction and deregulation. They would love to get rid of every federal agency and privatize to put more money in the pockets of corporations. 
  The message provided by conservatives that somehow churches and nonprofits will fill the gap is laughable. 
  If you have ever worked for a nonprofit, you know what it takes to raise funds to just support the mission. Non-profits and churches are not able to take on the load that would be required to fill the gap.  
  I remember laughing when I heard a Republican woman come forward after Roe v. Wade was overturned. The reporter asked her, Now that Republicans have overturned Roe v. Wade, what is the plan to help women and families with social services, family leave and childcare? This Republican woman’s response was, of course, that churches will step in and help.  
  But just like Republicans said, “Repeal and Replace” for years, while railing against Obamacare, there is no plan other than more money in the pockets of the rich and in the pockets of shareholders and corporations.