Believe It Or Not, Bipartisanship Breaks Out On Capitol Hill

[Purveyor]

By Erica Werner | AP April 18 at 8:38 AM

WASHINGTON — Suddenly, bipartisanship has broken out on Capitol Hill.

On Iran, Medicare, education and trade, Republicans and Democrats have come together to make deals, and that’s something rarely seen lately.

“It’s great,” Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas said after the Senate followed the House’s lead this past week in overwhelmingly passing a bill overhauling the Medicare payment system for doctors. “There’s just a huge pent-up demand to actually get something done, on both sides.”

The same day as the Medicare vote, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approved legislation empowering Congress to review and possibly reject an emerging Iran nuclear pact. Those breakthroughs were followed two days later by unanimous approval of a rewrite of the No Child Left Behind education law in the Senate’s education committee, and the announcement of a long-sought bipartisan deal allowing President Barack Obama to negotiate trade accords for Congress’ review.

Congress-watchers are applauding.

“Democracy had a pretty good week, and it’s been a long time,” said Jason Grumet, president of the Bipartisan Policy Center.

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[ND-Dem]

1. they've reached consensus on the best way to best screw the people & benefit conflicting

sets of 1-percenters equally

[malthaussen]

2. If the recent bill on inheritance taxes is any indication...

... you're absolutely right.

-- Mal

[ND-Dem]

3. not to mention that obama is now a lame duck so there's no need to defer to appearances

on his behalf anymore

let the floodgates of graft & theft open!!!

[yeoman6987]

4. I know many think Congress doesn't do anything

And I agree but I like it when they don't do anything. I worry when they do something. I was astonished when some here said they wanted Congress to do something. I was like, What? No way! We are better when nothing is passed.