Washington's Functionality to Be Tested in 2016
<p><span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rarity">rarity</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2015: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="functioning">functioning</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="enacted">enacted</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="bipartisan">bipartisan</span> <span word="support">support</span>. <span word="For">For</span> 2016, <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="chambers">chambers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="promising">promising</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="operated">operated</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> – <span word="an">an</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="upgrading">upgrading</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="overburdened">overburdened</span> <span word="highways">highways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boosting">boosting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cyber">cyber</span> <span word="security">security</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flurry">flurry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bills">bills</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Democrat">Democrat</span>, <span word="enthusiastically">enthusiastically</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accomplish">accomplish</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Speaker">Speaker</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Ryan">Ryan</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="adjourned">adjourned</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remainder">remainder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>. "<span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>."</p><p><span word="Seeking">Seeking</span> <span word="compromise">compromise</span></p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="elect">elect</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> '<span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>.' <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>, '<span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="on">on</span>,'" <span word="McConnell">McConnell</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Democrats">Democrats</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2014, <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="credit">credit</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minority">minority</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="obstruction">obstruction</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Senator">Senator</span> <span word="Patty">Patty</span> <span word="Murray">Murray</span>. "<span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minority">minority</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="that">that</span>."</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="contenders">contenders</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="good">good</span>.</p>
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