November 2019
House Democrats have passed nearly 400 bills. Trump and Republicans are ignoring them.
For months, President Donald Trump has fired off tweet missives accusing House Democrats of “getting nothing done in Congress,” and being consumed with impeachment.
Trump may want to look to the Republican-controlled Senate instead. Democrats in the House have been passing bills at a rapid clip; as of November 15, the House has passed nearly 400 bills, not including resolutions. But the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee estimates 80 percent of those bill have hit a snag in the Senate, where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is prioritizing confirming judges over passing bills.
Congress has passed just 70 bills into law this year. Granted, it still has one more year in its term, but the number pales in comparison to recent past sessions of Congress, which typically see 300-500 bills passed in two years (and that is even a diminished number from the 700-800 bills passed in the 1970s and 1980s).
Congress is off to a slow start in 2021, much as it has been in previous years
as of this writing, the 117th Congress’ total legislative output stands at 36 laws
First of all, there is no such thing as "speaker of the Senate"...and McConnell certainly isn't that. Schumer is the Senate Majority Leader. McConnell is the Senate Minority Leader.In 2019, the House passed 400 bills but Trump and the Republicans in the Senate ignored most of them. It was clear that the House continued to care about passing legislation that would help the nation but when it reached McConnell and Trump, all of that got buried.
Since Biden took office and the Democrats have been in control of the House and semi-control of the Senate, the roar about the "Democrats are failing at doing their jobs" has been "the thing" circulating all around. Even many Democrats are saying "we are failing". Nonetheless, the situation is not as simple as the media and the parties are saying. The reality is that McConnell is still speaker of the Senate and with there being a 50/50 split between Democrats and Republicans and Manchin and Synema (Democrats that have consistently been leaning to the Republican side), the Senate continues to be a graveyard for passage of bills to help the American public;.
and yet, the graveyard continues:
It is evident that the Republicans continue to be the DeFacto "ruling party" as nothing can actually get done if McConnell does not agree and convincing McConnell to go along with anything the Democrats propose, is an impossibility.
I think McConnell has to go before this country gets anything done, or at least anything that helps the American people and not only the pocketbook of the rich people.
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First of all, there is no such thing as "speaker of the Senate"...and McConnell certainly isn't that. Schumer is the Senate Majority Leader. McConnell is the Senate Minority Leader.
Second of all, you should probably be blaming a couple of Democrats for your "no bills being passed" complaint. Better yet, Blame the House for sending god-awful bills to the Senate that even Democrats can't get behind.
In 2019, the House passed 400 bills but Trump and the Republicans in the Senate ignored most of them. It was clear that the House continued to care about passing legislation that would help the nation but when it reached McConnell and Trump, all of that got buried.
Uh huh, it's the fault of two dems, the republicans are completely innocent even though every single one votes no.First of all, there is no such thing as "speaker of the Senate"...and McConnell certainly isn't that. Schumer is the Senate Majority Leader. McConnell is the Senate Minority Leader.
Second of all, you should probably be blaming a couple of Democrats for your "no bills being passed" complaint. Better yet, Blame the House for sending god-awful bills to the Senate that even Democrats can't get behind.
If every single republican votes no and every single democrat votes yes, the Democrats win. So yeah...it's the fault of two dems.Uh huh, it's the fault of two dems, the republicans are completely innocent even though every single one votes no.
Chuck Schumer is in waaaaay over his head as Majority Leader.
The Dems need Amy Klobuchar as Senate Leader. She knows how to get the wheels moving.
Does she? Can she explain to the rest of the country how to get Manchin, Sinema, and ten more Republicans to vote for something useful?Chuck Schumer is in waaaaay over his head as Majority Leader.
The Dems need Amy Klobuchar as Senate Leader. She knows how to get the wheels moving.
It is not Chuck Schumer's fault that two other Senators act like Republicans despite being registered Democrats. Would Amy Klobuchar be able to change their minds? Probably not.
Does she? Can she explain to the rest of the country how to get Manchin, Sinema, and ten more Republicans to vote for something useful?
Yep. Easy peasy.There's no great art to it... you just need to be flexible enough to take in some of the other side's priorities. Klobuchar never got to be one of the most effective Senators by sticking to her guns and refusing to make deals. At the end of the day, you need to ask yourself... do you want the issue or do you want the bill's passage?
Yep. Easy peasy.
That is some severely warped reasoning.If every single republican votes no and every single democrat votes yes, the Democrats win. So yeah...it's the fault of two dems.
It's not reasoning...it's fact.That is some severely warped reasoning.
Lol, uh huh.It's not reasoning...it's fact.
Yep. And most Dems don't think it's a laughing matter.Lol, uh huh.
I know right! If the dems didn't spend so much time and effort trying to get everyone in america vaccinated, looking out for their welfare during a raging pandemic and dealing with putin the mad hatter, we could be working on more serious stuff like not teaching sex ed to first, second, or third graders and doing our best to not make folks feel bad about the past. Essential stuff.Yep. And most Dems don't think it's a laughing matter.
If all the Senate Dems were on the same sheet of music, we would have HR1, BBB and a slew of other ****ed up laws.
perhaps........Chuck Schumer is in waaaaay over his head as Majority Leader.
The Dems need Amy Klobuchar as Senate Leader. She knows how to get the wheels moving.
The US Senate isn't dealing with any of the stuff you mention...and they won't. All that is the State's responsibility...or the Executive Branch's responsibility.I know right! If the dems didn't spend so much time and effort trying to get everyone in america vaccinated, looking out for their welfare during a raging pandemic and dealing with putin the mad hatter, we could be working on more serious stuff like not teaching sex ed to first, second, or third graders and doing our best to not make folks feel bad about the past. Essential stuff.
Thank you, I'm honored.The US Senate isn't dealing with any of the stuff you mention...and they won't. All that is the State's responsibility...or the Executive Branch's responsibility.
But hey...this is just your way of deflecting and moving goal posts. I understand.
But I won't put up with your tactics any longer.
You are dismissed.
The result is neither. Tell me which ten Republicans you think we can get to vote on universal healthcare or a $15/hour minimum wage?There's no great art to it... you just need to be flexible enough to take in some of the other side's priorities. Klobuchar never got to be one of the most effective Senators by sticking to her guns and refusing to make deals. At the end of the day, you need to ask yourself... do you want the issue or do you want the bill's passage?
The result is neither. Tell me which ten Republicans you think we can get to vote on universal healthcare or a $15/hour minimum wage?
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