Grinding out some legislature

After high-profile partisan failures on President Joe Biden’s signature domestic policy bill and on weakening the filibuster for voting reform, the chamber’s racked up a series of bipartisan accomplishments lately — some of which had eluded Congress for years.

Senators passed an anti-lynching law after literally 200 failed attempts, gave sexual misconduct claims firmer legal footing and approved sweeping postal reform. That’s on top of $14 billion for Ukraine as well as a long-awaited reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act as part of a massive spending bill, not to mention last year’s huge bipartisan infrastructure bill.

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“When we can be bipartisan, we will. But we’re not going to shy away from things that are important that Republicans won’t go for,” Schumer said. “And will there be some votes on the floor where we may not win, but at least we will see where each member stands on important issues."

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Not every senator is going out of their way to praise the Senate’s bipartisan streak: “You mean we were productive because the government didn’t shut down? There you go!” said Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). “Do you want a scoop? ... I heard that all 100 members brush their teeth in the morning.”

  Politico

Testy.

The legislative path forward between now and November is not entirely clear. Schumer is still pushing for the chamber to pass a party-line tax, climate and spending bill; it’s uncertain whether he can get all 50 of his caucus members on board. And Manchin again reminded the Democratic caucus on Monday of his one-man veto power over anything Republicans uniformly oppose, imperiling Sarah Bloom Raskin’s Federal Reserve nomination by announcing his opposition.

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More votes bound for gridlock could be on the way, including on a proposal to limit insulin prices that the GOP might filibuster.

Assholes.

In addition, a bipartisan group of senators is working on legislation to reform the Electoral Count Act — a herculean task given the byzantine nature of the 135-year-old law that governs certification of presidential elections. Some of that group’s members plan to meet this week. If the Senate can cut a deal on the results of those talks, it would exceed almost anyone’s expectations for bipartisanship this Congress.

I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.