Why This Senate May Not Be a ‘Cooling Saucer’

Charlie Cook: “The precarious Republican majority in the House, coupled with the much more secure Senate, makes for a very interesting dynamic. If the roles were reversed, it would be easy to see House Republicans hell-bent for leather, pushing through a very aggressive agenda, with Republicans in the Senate tapping the brakes to slow things down.”

“But under the current circumstances, the Senate will be less of a saucer for cooling down what gets past the House—especially given the presence of Trump at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue with no reelection concerns to restrain him.”