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Congress did act when the Democrats had a majority in both houses. A larger majority would have avoided the need to get the votes of Manchin and Sinema, which would have made for more action. A 60-vote supermajority in the Senate would have enabled the passage of non-budget bills, and gotten even more. We didn’t have those things, so we got what we could.
The Republicans currently hold a majority in the House of Representatives, which is why nobody is expecting the current Congress to act in any kind of meaningful way.
Congress did act when the Democrats had a majority in both houses. A larger majority would have avoided the need to get the votes of Manchin and Sinema, which would have made for more action. A 60-vote supermajority in the Senate would have enabled the passage of non-budget bills, and gotten even more. We didn’t have those things, so we got what we could.
The Republicans currently hold a majority in the House of Representatives, which is why nobody is expecting the current Congress to act in any kind of meaningful way.