Republicans Unable to Get Congress Working

“After six weeks in session and 139 roll call votes in a House and Senate that feature some of the largest Republican majorities in generations, one of the most telling statistics from the new Congress is this: President Obama’s veto threats outnumber the bills Congress has been able to send him,” the Los Angeles Times reports.

“When Republicans swept into power last November, they promised a new era of productivity and discipline that would break four years of gridlock… But far from striking a bold contrast with the last two terms of stalemate, congressional Republicans have quickly run into familiar obstacles, including partisan paralysis and party infighting.”

National Journal: “Republicans thought they’d get easy wins at the start of the 114th Congress. Instead they got internal strife.”