House Democrats are eager to boast about all they’re doing with their new majority.
The only problem? Most of it’s headed for Mitch McConnell’s dustbin.
From a sweeping health care package to ambitious proposals on gun safety, climate
change and voting reforms, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her sprawling class
of freshmen are quickly following through on the campaign promises that won them the
House. But after they pass their proposals, that’s as far as they’ll go — a frustrating
dynamic that lawmakers grudgingly acknowledge.
“I’m not sure that anything we do is going to reach the floor of the Senate,” said House
Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (D-Ky.). “That’s the reality.”
The only problem? Most of it’s headed for Mitch McConnell’s dustbin.
From a sweeping health care package to ambitious proposals on gun safety, climate
change and voting reforms, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her sprawling class
of freshmen are quickly following through on the campaign promises that won them the
House. But after they pass their proposals, that’s as far as they’ll go — a frustrating
dynamic that lawmakers grudgingly acknowledge.
“I’m not sure that anything we do is going to reach the floor of the Senate,” said House
Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (D-Ky.). “That’s the reality.”
