Jon Stewart slams congressional gridlock: "It turns out no one can work with the Republican House"

"Where is the turd clogging our legislative plumbing? They're called House Republicans"

Published March 3, 2015 2:25PM (EST)

  (Comedy Central)
(Comedy Central)

Jon Stewart looked into congressional gridlock on Monday night's "Daily Show." What the comedian found was that despite a GOP majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate -- and the leadership of John Boehner and Mitch McConnell -- the "legislative plumbing" is clogged.

Stewart joked that at least they can finally answer the following questions: "Where is the turd clogging our legislative plumbing? They're called House Republicans."

"It turns out no one can work with the Republican House," Stewart continued later, and he reserved much of his mockery for Speaker Boehner. Watch below:


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