> Otherwise I can't understand how Obamacare has stood up against the Republican Congress's will. Google the word "filibuster" and you'll have your answer. The

> Otherwise I can't understand how Obamacare has stood up against the Republican Congress's will. Google the word "filibuster" and you'll have your answer. The Republican Congress didn't have the votes to change policy, so they weren't able to. Whether they do now is actually a matter of some debate. > Had Trump been pro-TPP (or pro-foreign trade in general) I'm 99% sure TPP would have been voted in. I disagree, but that's beside the point. It would only get voted in if the Congress decided to do so. That's the crux of my argument; policy gets made by Congress and enforced by the President. Trade deals get negotiated by the President and then approved by the Congress. That's the design, and also how it actually functions.