“To be honest, they don’t have the power to do anything but hold hearings.”
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When they have the power they still don’t do anything. At those times they could wield the power of the purse, but they refuse to do it. They just keep feeding Fedzilla.
Bingo!
That is quite telling. What it tells me is as a body the R's have generally been effectively intimidated or coerced, or even effectively influenced by persuasive Rino's. They have been allowed just enough room to protect their facade of being effective R's.
Of course, Trump accomplished quite a bit during his time in office, despite the strong efforts of those on both sides of the aisle.
American voters for Trump sensed a strong and capable leader was needed.
Looking at what has occurred since Trump was removed from office makes it obvious the Trump voters were correct.