111th Congress
2009 - 2010 |
112th Congress
2011 - 2012 |
| Mitch McConnell (R-NV) led the Republican senators to block almost everything in the U.S. Senate with their "minority" control, using the wasteful filibuster (or threat thereof). |
Mitch McConnell (R-NV) led the Republican senators to continue being the party of "No" and blocking positive legislation to help Americans. |
The House of Representatives passed 400 bills that went nowhere
... thanks to the Republicans in the U.S. Senate.
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Speaker of the House John Boehner ignored their 2010 Republican campaign focus of jobs, to waste time passing bills on abortion, gay marriage, tax cuts for the wealthy and and their corporate campaign supporters, and job-reducing spending cuts that weakened or broken links in the safety chains of the nation. |
| The Republicans spent more time campaigning for the next election than they did doing their existing job. |
The Republicans spent more time campaigning for the next election than they did doing their existing job. |
| The Republicans spent most of their effort focused on making the President look bad. |
The Republicans spent most of their effort focused on making the President look bad. |
