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Why not phrase it as "The Republican-controlled Congress is blocking things by not presented a bill amenable to a supermajority of the Senate"? Both are obviou
by jghn 1y ago
Why not phrase it as "The Republican-controlled Congress is blocking things by not presented a bill amenable to a supermajority of the Senate"?
Both are obviously factual, as you say.
- culi 1y ago60 votes are needed to pass so we can agree both parties are at fault when it comes to any individual bill. But the last time Democrats negotiated a bill Trump decided to simply not appropriate the funds Congress passed. Something no passed president has ever done. Republicans are responsible for creating the environment where legislation passed can be selectively implemented
- fragsworth 1y agoThe party in charge generally decides the content of the bills they choose to vote on. It's the party in charge that wrote a bill they knew that no Democrats could accept.