It’s been four months since the federal budget year ended, nearly four months since President Donald Trump ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, and four months since Republican leadership allowed the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to expire.

Over the course of these months, and again this week in the midst of the first government shutdown since 2013, Republican leaders in Congress have proven they simply cannot get anything done.

Responding to emergencies with Band-Aids creates chaos in Congress, and governing by chaos is not governing.

This chaos starts at the very top. Trump created chaos when he decided to end DACA, when he threatens the free press, when he undermines the independence of the FBI and the special counsel’s investigation. He creates chaos daily by tweeting and using defamatory language when talking about other countries.

Similarly, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell created chaos when he promised Sen. Susan Collins a vote to stabilize the healthcare markets that never happened.

Republican Speaker Paul Ryan creates chaos when he tries to run the House as a Republican chamber, caving to the extreme, right-wing Freedom Caucus in order to pass legislation without Democratic cooperation or input.