"Democrats need to stop talking about Trump and start talking about issues that affect us..."

[kentuck]

We hear that often from news reports. Somebody, somewhere in middle America, wants Democrats to stop talking about Trump and start talking about healthcare and jobs.

That would be nice but, unfortunately, it is not possible.

In fact, the Democratic House has been very busy passing legislation that would benefit the people but then it is sent to the graveyard in the US Senate. Mitch McConnell refuses to take up anything that is not in Trump's interest.

At this time, the only issue that matters is the one sitting in the White House, however much we are tired of it. Does anyone really think we can have a debate about healthcare or jobs or education without the White House taking over and dominating the discussion. We see it everyday.

The reality TV president has a script and he sticks to it everyday. It is all about making him look good and keeping the focus on him. Those that wish to talk about the "issues" are under the illusion that it is possible. So long as Donald Trump is in the White House, everyday will be about Donald Trump.

The only way to escape it is to turn off the TV and ignore the news.

[emmaverybo]

1. Well, the issue that affects us is the loss of our democracy, and the rise of Nazi-ism. Nothing

else is as important.

[Shell_Seas]

9. +100

[Dennis Donovan]

2. Actually, House Dems have been doing both, simultaneously

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/23/politics/sarah-sanders-trump-house-democrats-do-nothing-fact-check/index.html

Facts first: Both Sanders' claim and Trump's are misleading. While the Democratic-controlled House is pursuing 11 investigations relating to the President, House Democrats have also passed 235 pieces of legislation since January, including several major bills. Of those, only a handful have been taken up by the Republican-held Senate.

According to Congress.gov, the House has passed 235 pieces of legislation during the current session of Congress. That includes big items on the Democratic agenda as well as smaller bipartisan bills that get passed in any Congress, like the naming of post offices.

As for major legislation, the House has passed sweeping bills that would address ethics, campaign finance and government reform, as well as bills that would seek to ban discrimination of people based on sexual orientation, create universal background checks, and keep the US in the Paris agreement on climate change.

The House has passed these agenda-item bills that they campaigned on nearly every week that they've been in session.
These are largely considered messaging bills since the GOP-controlled Senate has opted not to take up the vast majority of them.
Of the bills that have passed, 17 were also passed by the Senate and became law, including legislation to end the shutdown, to address the Colorado River Drought, and address conservation and outdoor recreation.

The House also passed near daily appropriations bills at the beginning of the year to end the government shutdown that were never taken up by the Senate.

[kentuck]

3. Thanks for the list!

[Dennis Donovan]

6. Anytime - it pisses me off to hear SHS say it, and go unchallenged by the interviewer...

[katmondoo]

4. The problem is Trump effects us more and more every day

[greymattermom]

5. His reality tv show needs to be cancelled.

I'm so sick of hearing about him that I've stopped watching news on tv. I keep up by looking at DU and twitter.

[watoos]

7. I only watch Nicolle Wallace and Rachel.

I do listen to Sirius radio too.

[blueinredohio]

8. Trump affects us more than healthcare, infrastructure etc.

I'm afraid if we don't get rid of Trump we won't have to worry about any of the rest because we'll be screwed.

[SlogginThroughIt]

10. Bernie was complaining about this on Thom Hartman

Bernie was complaining about this on Thom Hartman yesterday. That Dems need to stop talking so much about Trump. Which I find absurd. It isn’t like they aren’t passing legislation. And when you have a guy that is talking about executing his political opponents I think it is pretty damn hard to not talk about that.

[mitch96]

11. "stop talking about Trump and start talking about healthcare and jobs. "

Yes, pound home things that effect the everyday working voter... Everytime you mention tRump mention healthcare and jobs. Link the two together so when someone listens to something about the prez they also hear about things that effect the common voter... us.
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[spanone]

12. I wish the Democrats would hold weekly press conferences highlighting what they have passed

the media rarely mentions the progress that the House is doing.