100%, Gunny. These bloated omnibus bills are horrendous. I cannot for the life of me understand why the Democrats do not push any number of small, simple, single issue bills that have widespread support. Let Medicare negotiate drug prices, make the age of 21 the minimum to buy a rifle, require universal background checks for gun purch…
100%, Gunny. These bloated omnibus bills are horrendous. I cannot for the life of me understand why the Democrats do not push any number of small, simple, single issue bills that have widespread support. Let Medicare negotiate drug prices, make the age of 21 the minimum to buy a rifle, require universal background checks for gun purchases, allow abortion up to 15 weeks with an exception for the life of the mother past that, raise taxes on people making over a million dollars a year, etc, etc. They might be able to peel off enough Republican votes to actually get something done and, if not, have popular issues to run on against them in the next election.
100%, Gunny. These bloated omnibus bills are horrendous. I cannot for the life of me understand why the Democrats do not push any number of small, simple, single issue bills that have widespread support. Let Medicare negotiate drug prices, make the age of 21 the minimum to buy a rifle, require universal background checks for gun purchases, allow abortion up to 15 weeks with an exception for the life of the mother past that, raise taxes on people making over a million dollars a year, etc, etc. They might be able to peel off enough Republican votes to actually get something done and, if not, have popular issues to run on against them in the next election.