It is indeed very frustrating how little the overall Republican Congress has accomplished. But if you look at just the House, under Ryan it passed a humongous amount of very conservative bills that would undo almost all of the Obama era. But the Senate has acted on practically nothing because of its glacial processes, filibuster, minuscule majority, weasels like McCain and Flake, obstruction and delays by Rats, and prioritizing judicial confirmations. The blame for "getting nothing done" is solidly on the Senate, and specifically on a few Republican "mavericks."
Well said. Thanks. Needed one little bit of light in a very dark week of talk. And I am one on the “dark” (read: discouraged) side of things......
I agree that Rino’s like Ryan caused mayhem. But it was the Senate where the real problems occurred which is why the Dims are pulling out all the crime to bring the Senate down.
The blame for “getting nothing done” is solidly on the Senate, and specifically on a few Republican “mavericks.”
Nonsense. Amnesty Ryan worked hand in glove with McConnell to craft the stinking piles of garbage omnibus bills.
Don’t buy into the beltway theater optics. The House GOP passed many “conservative” bills they knew the Senate was never going to take up. They love Planned Parenthood and nothing will stop them from funding it, etc.
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It is indeed very frustrating how little the overall Republican Congress has accomplished. But if you look at just the House, under Ryan it passed a humongous amount of very conservative bills that would undo almost all of the Obama era. But the Senate has acted on practically nothing because of its glacial processes, filibuster, minuscule majority, weasels like McCain and Flake, obstruction and delays by Rats, and prioritizing judicial confirmations. The blame for “getting nothing done” is solidly on the Senate, and specifically on a few Republican “mavericks.”
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And, I would contend, it’s exactly WHY the House passed ANYTHING: knowing N-O-T-H-I-N-G, but was pre-approved behind closed-doors, would see the light of day on the floor.
EG: Passing 6+ O’Care repeals prior to the ‘16 election, running on passing the repeal, WINNING control of D.C., then “somehow” not able to pass even ONE of the 6+ prior bills again.