The people that are making the claim that we’re working are the same ones who brought everything to a grinding halt” during the last Congress. Jon Tester of Montana, chairman of Democrats’ campaign arm. “If it was really working, we’d already have a Supreme Court person in here, being interviewed, have a hearing on ‘em and potentially have a vote in here this summer. The two are locked in a heated debate over why the first spending bill went down in flames.ĭemocrats say that between the Supreme Court, missed legislative opportunities and the relatively lax 2016 schedule, they have neutralized the GOP’s refrain that the Senate is working again. The debate over whether this Senate is more productive than the last - and who is responsible - is a question that’s constantly being litigated by McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid. There is also a bipartisan deal on criminal justice reform legislation, though McConnell has not committed to bring the compromise to the Senate floor. Their refusal to take up Merrick Garland’s nomination to the Supreme Court has allowed Democrats to endlessly repeat the line, “Do your job,” further undermining their message of a newly prolific Senate. working on Fridays - their message could be drowned out. But unless Republicans can get the appropriations process back on track and start putting in serious Senate overtime - i.e. They can brag about opening up the amendment process, along with rewriting of transportation, Medicare and energy laws. Republicans have notched some unambiguous wins. Successfully prosecuting that case could become even more critical if Donald Trump, who many believe will be a drag on the GOP ticket, wins the nomination. The level of productivity isn’t just about bragging rights: Senate Republicans are staking their push to maintain control of the chamber in November on a message that a do-nothing Senate is a thing of the past.
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