Democratic Primaries

Omaha Steve

(99,590 posts) Wed Mar 20, 2019, 08:55 PM Mar 2019

Snopes: Do Sens. Warren, Booker, Harris and Sanders Pass Fewer Bills Than Other Senators?

What's True
Only a fraction of the proposed bills sponsored by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Kamala Harris (D-CA), and Bernie Sanders ( D-VT) have been passed by Congress.

What's False
This phenomenon is not unique to these four senators (as only a very small fraction of all proposed legislation ends up being passed), and the statistics included in the meme are outdated.

A text meme supposedly showcasing the legislative records of various 2020 Democratic presidential candidates — Elizabeth Warren (MA), Cory Booker (NJ), Kamala Harris (CA), and Bernie Sanders (VT) — circulated on social media in March 2019 along with comments about how these lawmakers were ineffective at their jobs for their failure to pass more than a scant handful of bills:

FULL story here: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/democratic-senators-pass-bills-rate/

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Snopes: Do Sens. Warren, Booker, Harris and Sanders Pass Fewer Bills Than Other Senators? (Original Post) Omaha Steve Mar 2019 OP

In a Senate controlled by the GOP, guillaumeb Mar 2019 #1

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2019 #2

They're in the minority party, FFS, of course they pass fewer bills bitterross Mar 2019 #3

Curious framing...nt SidDithers Mar 2019 #4

It doesn't matter. It's quality of those bills not how many. GemDigger Mar 2019 #5

A better yardstick would be, how often does his voting record mirror your preference? Clash City Rocker Mar 2019 #6

Never even heard this used as a yard-stick before. Socal31 Mar 2019 #7

Fwiw, # of bills is not THE measure of effectiveness. Hortensis Mar 2019 #8

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

1. In a Senate controlled by the GOP,

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2019, 09:05 PM

Mar 2019

Democratic Senators have very little chance of passing anything.

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Uncle Joe

(58,349 posts)

2. Kicked and recommended.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2019, 09:07 PM

Mar 2019

Thanks for the thread Omaha Steve.

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primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

bitterross

(4,066 posts)

3. They're in the minority party, FFS, of course they pass fewer bills

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2019, 09:13 PM

Mar 2019

What a stupid meme. One that only non-thinking deplorables would believe matters.

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

SidDithers

(44,228 posts)

4. Curious framing...nt

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2019, 09:15 PM

Mar 2019

Sid

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primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

GemDigger

(4,305 posts)

5. It doesn't matter. It's quality of those bills not how many.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2019, 09:22 PM

Mar 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Clash City Rocker

(3,396 posts)

6. A better yardstick would be, how often does his voting record mirror your preference?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2019, 09:30 PM

Mar 2019

Or, if you want someone who gets things done, how often does his vote mirror what gets passed? I don’t think sponsoring a bill that would do good, but that isn’t politically expedient, is a bad thing.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Socal31

(2,484 posts)

7. Never even heard this used as a yard-stick before.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 08:36 AM

Mar 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

8. Fwiw, # of bills is not THE measure of effectiveness.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 08:46 AM

Mar 2019

There are a number of ways senators contribute to great accomplishments, and some of our most important leaders did very little actual sponsoring of bills.

In the house, Nancy Pelosi is a particularly notable example.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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