re: Lowest legislative output in the first year of a new Presidency

It started with the USAID and it appears it is now shifting to how many NGOs screw over taxpayers with these fraudulent shell companies. Feels like they are actually over the target. Honestly step 1 of solving the debt problem should be stopping those that are stealing money and it appears to be a lot of that going on.

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It started with the USAID

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Congress continues to approve USAID funding. All that has happened is USAID has been organizationally moved under the State Department.

I have said it before: if all he does is closes the border and bomb Irans nukes I’m pretty happy. Bonus for ANY legislation requiring photo ID and certification deadlines for Federal Elections in the next three years.

Not to mention, as a Libertarian at heart, that I don’t think how many new laws are enacted is a good measure of a Presidency at all.. I could argue the opposite. It’s probably more effective to go thru and weed out all the shite that we currently have on the books.

Anyone still pretending that mass deportations aren't happening is a moron. Your dumb graphic claims that less than 2 million will be deported at the end of Trump's term, but we are almost there in under a year.

Your graphic also claims that deportations aren't happening because of elections. People like you constantly bitch about not voting because Trump isn't doing what you want, but now you are trying to claim that Trump isn't doing what you want because he is trying to protect the midterms. That's retarded logic.

You've contradicted yourself several times in just the last week. And all so you can just continue bitching. What a sad life you must have. I hope you find fulfillment, because idiots and drama queens are so tiresome.

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With fewer than 40 bills signed into law as of Dec. 22, the House and Senate set a modern record for lowest legislative output in the first year of a new presidency, according to data maintained by C-SPAN and Purdue University.

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Team Trump and the GOP dominators doing work!!

But at least he's signed a gazillion EOs, right?

But he's got the USA on course to be an AI Data Surveillance super state -- that's good, right?

At least he's making sure AI Data Centers are built 24/7 -- and States are NOT allowed to oppose them or control AI policies. That's good, right?

At least he's tightened up the spending and slashed the fat off the national budget, right with the Big Beautiful Bill? The tariffs were a great idea, no?

At least the 3pstein Files were released and justice served!!

At least the MIC is getting fed again. Build those new Trump-class battleships! We are flexing muscle all over again just like old times! Go War Department!!






Oooof.

There is a lot of confusion about how things should work. Of course the president consults/advises Congress for a direction. But if at the end of the day, if they have no ideas/solutions of their own, then they are just elected errand boys. They should answer to their constituency and fulfill their promises to them first and foremost, not just the will of the president. If the president only accepts what HE likes instead of what is constitutional, then it is all for naught.

Propose legislation that reduces spending or streamlines government. This will not happen though. At the last minute, under threat of shutdown, there will be a massive CR containing the same old shite with extra pork on the side. Some will claim victory and some will act like the world is going to end and whatever happens it will always be the other side’s fault.

Biden and Obama era subsidies, corporate welfare, ACA waste, and fraud laden entitlements will still be around with maybe a small clawback or reduction in growth here or there. The end of year multi-trillion dollar deficits will remain no matter who wins or loses their re-election bids. There will be thunderous applause as we continue to be taxed out the arse and recession is fought back because we printed more money.

Doing something just for the sake of doing it still a pile of shite if nothing changes, and everyone will celebrate microeconomics as we hasten the coming collapse.

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Trump 2.0 sucks and we aren't allowed to talk about it on here without being called names by our own.

Its a tough place to be.

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The martyrdom is contagious!!!!!

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Wasn't a lot of this Trump holding off to get everything into the mega-bill BBB?

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Some. But the extremely narrow majorities are more responsible. The Senate can't do anything (outside of the limited reconciliation process and confirming appointments) without bipartisan support--which excludes much of Trump's program out of the gate.

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The refuse to codify anything and want to wait Trump out. It's more than obvious.

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If you have any tips on how to get 7 Democrats to vote for Trump-led legisiation, I'm sure Senator Thune is all ears.

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The election being a mandate shows it's not a small population of a very vocal and rabid minority.

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You're conflating Trump's nationwide vote total, and the House national total with Congressional seat results, which is folly.