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“Republicans, for their part, appeared jolted by Trump’s move. Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana took to the floor on Wednesday to blast the GOP-led Senate for failing to accomplish anything legislatively so far this session.’
"We need to do more, by we I mean the United States Congress," he said. "Other than the nominations, which are important, we have done nothing. Zero. Zilch. Nada." He said that “there are issues where our Democratic friends and my Republican friends have more in common than we don't. We need to bring the bills to the floor of the United States Senate."
Whether under threat of impeachment or just continued investigation, it is clear that Democrats have Trump rattled — and that hurts congressional Republicans the most. The Republican Senate is where House Democratic bills go to die. Despite Trump's claims to the contrary, it is Republican intransigence, not Democratic efforts to investigate the executive branch, that have obstructed
“Republicans, for their part, appeared jolted by Trump’s move. Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana took to the floor on Wednesday to blast the GOP-led Senate for failing to accomplish anything legislatively so far this session.’
"We need to do more, by we I mean the United States Congress," he said. "Other than the nominations, which are important, we have done nothing. Zero. Zilch. Nada." He said that “there are issues where our Democratic friends and my Republican friends have more in common than we don't. We need to bring the bills to the floor of the United States Senate."
Whether under threat of impeachment or just continued investigation, it is clear that Democrats have Trump rattled — and that hurts congressional Republicans the most. The Republican Senate is where House Democratic bills go to die. Despite Trump's claims to the contrary, it is Republican intransigence, not Democratic efforts to investigate the executive branch, that have obstructed
