At that time, both chambers were run by Republicans who worked together to get bills to the president's desk. Today those chambers are split and feuding, making it more difficult to pass bills.
That's only the case because Democrats allowed their insane left base to paint them into a corner where anything good for America is bad for Democrats.
That's why there now oppose the wall they previously wanted. Because the wall is good for America.
That's why they're against fracking. Because fracking is good for America.
That's why they're against better trade deals. Because better trade deals are good for America.
A previous poster was right.
The left base is so sick, extreme, and Anti-American the Democrat leadership can't put out a serious bill without either enraging their base or the American people.