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WASHINGTON -- As 2012 comes to a close, the 112th Congress is set to go down in American history as the most unproductive session since the 1940s.
According to a Huffington Post review of all the bills that hit President Barack Obama's desk this session, Obama has signed 219 bills passed by the 112th Congress into law. With less than a week to go in the year, there are currently another 20 bills pending presidential action. In comparison, the last Congress passed 383 bills, while the one before it passed 460.
The 104th Congress (1995-1996) currently holds the ignominious distinction of being the least productive session of Congress, according to the U.S. House Clerk's Office, which has records going back to 1947. Just 333 bills became law during that two-year period, meaning the 112th Congress needs to send nearly 100 more bills to Obama's desk in the next few days if it wants to avoid going down in history -- an unlikely prospect, considering that both chambers are squarely focused on averting the "fiscal cliff" before the new year.
The 112th Congress has done far less than the 80th Congress (1947-1948), which President Harry Truman infamously dubbed the "Do-Nothing Congress." Those lawmakers passed 906 bills that became law.
While Obama has signed several pieces of large, consequential legislation in the past two years -- such as sanctions on Iran and the National Defense Authorization Act, allowing the indefinite detention of terrorism suspects without charge -- many of the bills passed by Congress have been small and noncontroversial.
At least 40 bills, including ones awaiting Obama's signature, concerned the renaming of post offices or other public buildings. Another six dealt with commemorative coins.
As the least productive EVER?
The 112th Congress has passed only 219 bills...which could be a 'do nothing' record. The current 'do nothing' record is held by the 104th Congress who passed 333 bills in the 1990s. Harry Truman famously ran against a 'do nothing' Congress in the 40s, the 80th Congress. They had passed over 900 bills.
So, unless the 112th passes a shitload of bills in the next few days, they will find themselves a place in the history books, but not for anything good.
Is it any wonder that under the Boehner's leadership, Congress has an approval rating below syphilis?
As the least productive EVER?
The 112th Congress has passed only 219 bills...which could be a 'do nothing' record. The current 'do nothing' record is held by the 104th Congress who passed 333 bills in the 1990s. Harry Truman famously ran against a 'do nothing' Congress in the 40s, the 80th Congress. They had passed over 900 bills.
So, unless the 112th passes a shitload of bills in the next few days, they will find themselves a place in the history books, but not for anything good.
Is it any wonder that under the Boehner's leadership, Congress has an approval rating below syphilis?
Congress consists of the House and Senate. Boehner heads the House. Guess which party controls the Senate.
As the least productive EVER?
The 112th Congress has passed only 219 bills...which could be a 'do nothing' record. The current 'do nothing' record is held by the 104th Congress who passed 333 bills in the 1990s. Harry Truman famously ran against a 'do nothing' Congress in the 40s, the 80th Congress. They had passed over 900 bills.
So, unless the 112th passes a shitload of bills in the next few days, they will find themselves a place in the history books, but not for anything good.
Is it any wonder that under the Boehner's leadership, Congress has an approval rating below syphilis?
Congress consists of the House and Senate. Boehner heads the House. Guess which party controls the Senate.
The alternative is to help the democrats completely destroy the country. Doing nothing depends on what is sought to be done. Driving the economy into collapse, as the democrats are doing, should be opposed and obstructed. It shouldn't get a helping hand.
As the least productive EVER?
The 112th Congress has passed only 219 bills...which could be a 'do nothing' record. The current 'do nothing' record is held by the 104th Congress who passed 333 bills in the 1990s. Harry Truman famously ran against a 'do nothing' Congress in the 40s, the 80th Congress. They had passed over 900 bills.
So, unless the 112th passes a shitload of bills in the next few days, they will find themselves a place in the history books, but not for anything good.
Is it any wonder that under the Boehner's leadership, Congress has an approval rating below syphilis?
Congress consists of the House and Senate. Boehner heads the House. Guess which party controls the Senate.
The one with an automatic filibuster?
I would say the fewer bills the better.
Less of a chance stupid shit gets passed.
Or they are actually reading them and realizing how ridiculous many of them are.
The alternative is to help the democrats completely destroy the country. Doing nothing depends on what is sought to be done. Driving the economy into collapse, as the democrats are doing, should be opposed and obstructed. It shouldn't get a helping hand.
We have had budget compromises for over 200 years that involved trading off taxes and spending and somehow the country was not completely destroyed
I would say the fewer bills the better.
Less of a chance stupid shit gets passed.
Or they are actually reading them and realizing how ridiculous many of them are.
As the least productive EVER?
The 112th Congress has passed only 219 bills...which could be a 'do nothing' record. The current 'do nothing' record is held by the 104th Congress who passed 333 bills in the 1990s. Harry Truman famously ran against a 'do nothing' Congress in the 40s, the 80th Congress. They had passed over 900 bills.
So, unless the 112th passes a shitload of bills in the next few days, they will find themselves a place in the history books, but not for anything good.
Is it any wonder that under the Boehner's leadership, Congress has an approval rating below syphilis?
Congress consists of the House and Senate. Boehner heads the House. Guess which party controls the Senate.
I would point out that OP is an idiot who just shot herself in the foot, but the truth is self-evident.
As the least productive EVER?
The 112th Congress has passed only 219 bills...which could be a 'do nothing' record. The current 'do nothing' record is held by the 104th Congress who passed 333 bills in the 1990s. Harry Truman famously ran against a 'do nothing' Congress in the 40s, the 80th Congress. They had passed over 900 bills.
So, unless the 112th passes a shitload of bills in the next few days, they will find themselves a place in the history books, but not for anything good.
Is it any wonder that under the Boehner's leadership, Congress has an approval rating below syphilis?
As the least productive EVER?
The 112th Congress has passed only 219 bills...which could be a 'do nothing' record. The current 'do nothing' record is held by the 104th Congress who passed 333 bills in the 1990s. Harry Truman famously ran against a 'do nothing' Congress in the 40s, the 80th Congress. They had passed over 900 bills.
So, unless the 112th passes a shitload of bills in the next few days, they will find themselves a place in the history books, but not for anything good.
Is it any wonder that under the Boehner's leadership, Congress has an approval rating below syphilis?
So you believe passing as many laws as possible, whether they are good or bad is a mark of a great Congress?
Interesting.
The alternative is to help the democrats completely destroy the country. Doing nothing depends on what is sought to be done. Driving the economy into collapse, as the democrats are doing, should be opposed and obstructed. It shouldn't get a helping hand.
We have had budget compromises for over 200 years that involved trading off taxes and spending and somehow the country was not completely destroyed
Today, the democrats insist on out of control spending and confiscatory taxation. That is not open to compromise. After all, obama did say "I get that for free. You get nothing". That's not a term used in compromise negotiations.
We have had budget compromises for over 200 years that involved trading off taxes and spending and somehow the country was not completely destroyed
Today, the democrats insist on out of control spending and confiscatory taxation. That is not open to compromise. After all, obama did say "I get that for free. You get nothing". That's not a term used in compromise negotiations.
We have had tax rates well in excess of what we have now and the world did not crumble around us.
Out of control spending has been added by both parties. We entered two wars and slashed taxes to pay for them, we have a military larger than the next ten countries combined, healthcare is out of control, the numbers on welfare has escalated with a down economy.
The point is that there is a middle ground. No solutions are absolute.
We have functioned forever making budget tradeoffs on taxes and spending
Why can't we do it now?
I would say the fewer bills the better.
Less of a chance stupid shit gets passed.
Or they are actually reading them and realizing how ridiculous many of them are.
In a booming economy, I might agree with you
If it ain't broke, don't fix it
However, in an economy with 8% unemployment and stagnant growth a Congress that stands on the sidelines and does nothing is a national disgrace
