Submitted by AmethystOrator t3_y0q15n in UpliftingNews
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Reply to comment by RickJWagner in Social Security boost will help millions of kids, too by AmethystOrator
That a party controlling both chambers of Congress and the Chief Executive Office (presidency) means they can pass whatever bills they like is a misconception, especially on the federal level, mainly due to two reasons.
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internal disagreements within the majority party (the smaller your majorities in Congress are, the more problematic this becomes)
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Senate filibuster (a procedural hurdle which requires 60 instead of 51 votes to end debate on any legislative business)
And currently, Democrats have a razor-thin majority in the House and Senate while Republicans can block any bills from even being considered in the Senate by filibustering.
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