[Pearls Before Swine]

Congress decides the size and scope of the military.

But Reid keeps anything he doesn't like from being voted on, and there's always the veto pen. In practice, under this administration and to a degree never seen before in this country, Congress decides very little.

[Theoria]

Ok, take Reid at his word. That doesn’t change the GOP controlled congress from trying to implement anything and bring something to a vote. Have they?