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Please Explain why Democrats didn't fix this under Obama.

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Nothing done on immigration reform.
Nothing done on judicial reform.
Nothing done on sanctuary cities.
Nothing done on stabilizing social security.
Nothing done on race relations.
Didn't bring home the troops as promised and end the long wars.
Didn't close Quantanimo.
Did nothing on gun control.

Other than his legacy bill ACA, just what did they do in the way of major legislation to take care of some of our biggest problems.
 
Probably had something to do with Republicans in congress refusing to pass ANYTHING. Why hasn't Trump accomished any of this or any substantial number of his campaign promises? Where's the wall?
 
Nothing done on immigration reform.
Nothing done on judicial reform.
Nothing done on sanctuary cities.
Nothing done on stabilizing social security.
Nothing done on race relations.
Didn't bring home the troops as promised and end the long wars.
Didn't close Quantanimo.
Did nothing on gun control.

Other than his legacy bill ACA, just what did they do in the way of major legislation to take care of some of our biggest problems.

Easy, for 6 of Obama's 8 years he faced a 'do absolutely nothing, because it is Obama' Senate.
 
the dude starts a thread asking why things didn't happen under Republican legislators.


this era keeps getting dumber.
 
Nothing done on immigration reform.
Nothing done on judicial reform.
Nothing done on sanctuary cities.
Nothing done on stabilizing social security.
Nothing done on race relations.
Didn't bring home the troops as promised and end the long wars.
Didn't close Quantanimo.
Did nothing on gun control.

Other than his legacy bill ACA, just what did they do in the way of major legislation to take care of some of our biggest problems.

Why did Reagan not do jack squat, to fix any of those things, so that Obama didnt have to? Obama was fixing all the **** Bush Jr screwed up.

Like always, the Republican leave a 52 card pickup for Dems to contend with, so they dont get anything done.
 
Many things are best left as "campaign issues" rather than raising the taxes necessary to implement the alleged (expanded government) solutions.
 
Nothing done on immigration reform.
Nothing done on judicial reform.
Nothing done on sanctuary cities.
Nothing done on stabilizing social security.
Nothing done on race relations.
Didn't bring home the troops as promised and end the long wars.
Didn't close Quantanimo.
Did nothing on gun control.

Other than his legacy bill ACA, just what did they do in the way of major legislation to take care of some of our biggest problems.

It was all Trump's fault.
 
Other than his legacy bill ACA, just what did they do in the way of major legislation to take care of some of our biggest problems.

The 111th Congress was quite productive.

1) Economic measures - launched longest period of expansion in American history.
2) Financial reform - TBD but no meltdowns yet
3) Health care reform - tens of millions gained insurance, lowest period of growth in national health costs on record, sustained quality improvement

Lots of other stuff became law (food safety, student loans, equal pay, sentencing disparities, etc) and even more passed Pelosi's house only to be killed by the filibuster (climate change, employee free choice, the DREAM Act, etc).

Then the GOP got some power back and progress ground to a halt.
 
Probably had something to do with Republicans in congress refusing to pass ANYTHING. Why hasn't Trump accomished any of this or any substantial number of his campaign promises? Where's the wall?

Obama had the whole of government under his control and didn't need Republican votes the first two year, that's how he passed ACA. That was it, ACA. All the other stuff was ignored for 8 years.
 
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