Legislation slows to crawl in divided Washington

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Roughly 100 days into the new Congress, the business of legislating is slowing to a crawl on Capitol Hill.

Of the 10 bills that have been signed into law so far this year only two were substantial enough to require roll call votes in the Senate. Both — a government funding deal and a lands package—were holdovers from last year.

Asked what big items were on the Senate GOP legislative agenda, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) acknowledged it wasn’t clear.

“Now that we have divided Congress it really depends pretty much on Ms. Pelosi [and] what she’s willing to do. So far we don’t really know the answer to that,” said Cornyn, referring to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/437657-legislation-slows-to-crawl-in-divided-washington

Just the way McTurdhole likes it.

[manor321]

1. The Democrats have passed significant meaningful bills.

Despite incompetent press coverage, Democrats are demonstrating their values by the bills they've passed in the House.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. McConnell has made it known,

zero House Bills will hit his floor. Only procedural matters.

[KelleyKramer]

3. Oh FFS, that is so misleading, The Hill is full of shit

"Roughly 100 days into the new Congress, the business of legislating is slowing to a crawl on Capitol Hill"

Slowing? Things were not moving before, the outgoing Republicans left with the government SHUT DOWN

When a car is parked, you literally cannot move any slower

To say the new Democratic congress has 'slowed legislation' is complete and utter bullshit

The previous Republicans had the first shutdown in US history when the same party controlled all branches of government.

Not only was legislation not moving, they couldn't even pass a simple budget. Forget legislation, the Republicans couldn't even keep the lights on. Just in the last year the Republicans shut down the government THREE TIMES.

Sometimes I think that The Hill and Politico are in a never ending contest to attack Democrats using nothing but pure bullshit

[allgood33]

4. True, but not because of the Democrats. There needs to be more talk about what is lying on Senate

table. Madam Speaker needs to be drumming this into the political pundits' heads. Talk about the legislation that the House is passing and proposing that has been stalled in the Senate. And now is the time to put some pretty crafty infrastructure and immigration Bill out there.