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To: youthphil
You realize Congress consists of both the Senate and the House of Representatives and the Senate, don't you?

The Republican House has most bills passed. It is the Senate who hasn't and the reason is because Majority Leader McConnell refuses to change the simple majority from 52 to 60. It's no wonder Chuck O Schumer walks over him and does what he wants.

8 posted on 10/19/2017 5:50:40 AM PDT by Kaslin (Politicians are not born; they are excreted -Civilibus nati sunt; sunt excernitur. (Cicero))
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To: Kaslin

The House has passed a lot of nothing or 1% bills knowing that McConnell will not permit them to pass in the Senate. The 60% rule should, pf course, be done away with. Nothing will improve, though, because the number of Republican senators who vote “no” will then increase sufficiently to make up for the loss of the filibuster but we will know who more of them are.


21 posted on 10/19/2017 6:36:53 AM PDT by arthurus
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To: Kaslin

Yep, but thanks for the civics lesson anyway. Are you pleased with the performance of our Republican House leadership?


27 posted on 10/19/2017 7:50:15 AM PDT by youthphil
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To: Kaslin

The Republican House has most bills passed.


It’s all theater. The House wastes time passing bills they know the Senate will never pass just to give themselves personal political cover.


34 posted on 10/19/2017 8:58:48 AM PDT by lodi90
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To: Kaslin

The Republican House has most bills passed.


The article says they are of tiny import, nothing major like shrinking government.


41 posted on 10/19/2017 12:26:06 PM PDT by sparklite2 (I'm less interested in the rights I have than the liberties I can take.)
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