One month in, the 118th Congress is off to a spectacularly sluggish start, foreshadowing a messy two years of divided government.
Across the Capitol, things are moving even slower. The Democratic-controlled Senate voted only three times in the entire month of January. During the first month of 2017, the Senate voted 35 times; in 2015, it voted 46 times.
Last week, the Senate held a vote on a measure to designate January as “National Stalking Awareness Month” — which faced no opposition and could have been adopted instantly. But the chamber apparently had nothing to do that day and needed to fill the time. “This week we came out firmly against stalkers. Today, thanks to my good friend Senator Schumer, we came out firmly against traffickers,” mocked Sen. John Kennedy, R-La. “I’ve heard a rumor — I don’t know if it’s true, but I think Chuck tomorrow is going to ask us to come out firmly against pedophiles. It’s been a busy week.”
On Wednesday, six days after Senate Democrats announced their committee assignments, Senate Republicans followed suit. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Wednesday the delay was because the GOP committee process was “a little more cumbersome than ours” and that he’s “very hopeful" that the committees can be officially put together on Thursday.
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