Its easy for the public to become upset with Congress, no matter which
party is in the majority and runs the legislative process; and why polls
have shown its popularity ranges between ten and twenty percent.
Yet, despite embarrassing polling, the last thing members of Congress
share is embarrassment, and reason it has done little to gain favor of the
people who elected them.
The standard communication constituents receive is peppered with excuses
and finger pointing for not getting the business of the people completed.
Year in, year out the public learns at "the last minute" budget agreements
can not be made and extraordinary steps (but not extraordinary enough to
be considered rare) need to be taken to avoid a government shutdown.
We also find campaign promises get sidelined or forgotten entirely, unless
these are promises made to donors and lobbyists in Washington, not the people back home.
We have seen, no matter the amount of work before Congress, its leadership
will not keep Congress in session, preferring to begin its planned recess, and not returning; at this time itsl May, working only eight days in April!
party is in the majority and runs the legislative process; and why polls
have shown its popularity ranges between ten and twenty percent.
Yet, despite embarrassing polling, the last thing members of Congress
share is embarrassment, and reason it has done little to gain favor of the
people who elected them.
The standard communication constituents receive is peppered with excuses
and finger pointing for not getting the business of the people completed.
Year in, year out the public learns at "the last minute" budget agreements
can not be made and extraordinary steps (but not extraordinary enough to
be considered rare) need to be taken to avoid a government shutdown.
We also find campaign promises get sidelined or forgotten entirely, unless
these are promises made to donors and lobbyists in Washington, not the people back home.
We have seen, no matter the amount of work before Congress, its leadership
will not keep Congress in session, preferring to begin its planned recess, and not returning; at this time itsl May, working only eight days in April!
I think the American people would agree, "Eight is NOT enough!"
Even the desires of our new president to get things done, if they must go through Congress don't expect them move swiftly.
Promised tax cuts? Don't expect them anytime soon. Replacement of
failing health care system? The leadership can't even get its own party
to produce a bill. Immigration reform? Nothing accomplished in decade,
so why expect new legislation now? Fiscally responsible? Impossible
when 25% of our spending is borrowed.
This is the Congress we elected. These are the people who represent us.
Even the desires of our new president to get things done, if they must go through Congress don't expect them move swiftly.
Promised tax cuts? Don't expect them anytime soon. Replacement of
failing health care system? The leadership can't even get its own party
to produce a bill. Immigration reform? Nothing accomplished in decade,
so why expect new legislation now? Fiscally responsible? Impossible
when 25% of our spending is borrowed.
This is the Congress we elected. These are the people who represent us.
For our country to run at all has little to do with the efforts of Congress,
rather our success is thanks to the labor of the American people!
This is what we can rightly call, "American Exceptionalism"
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