Republicans Agree on Need to Agree

New York Times: “The floundering Republican agenda — particularly remarkable in a period when new presidents tend to be most productive with a Congress controlled by their own party — has attracted bipartisan scorn from lawmakers. It has also engendered some pity from those who see Congress as hamstrung by a dysfunctional White House.”

“But within the misery monsoon that has befallen Congress this year lies some potential silver linings.”

“After years of partisan fighting over the health care law that was President Barack Obama’s signature domestic achievement, Democrats and Republicans now admit that they will probably have to work together to make many of its much-needed fixes… Republicans are deeply motivated to get a major tax bill passed and signed by the president and have returned to committee chambers — rather than the private back rooms of leaders’ offices — to get the process rolling.”