Posted 12/29/2023, 10:30:00 PM
Congress Grinds to Near Halt Amid Tumultuous Speaker Election and Polarized Politics
- Congress has accomplished little in the past year, passing the fewest bills in decades
- The election of the House Speaker was tumultuous, taking 11 ballots
- Congress narrowly avoided 2 government shutdowns in 2023
- The previous 117th Congress was remarkably productive, passing bipartisan legislation on infrastructure, chips, veterans, etc.
- The dysfunction may reflect a divided nation and electorate that fails to select compromise-minded candidates