Congress can still compromise despite extreme partisanship – recent bipartisan bills prove.
Dupree 24 [Jamie Dupree; Reporter on Politics for over 35 years; 4-25-24; Opinion: Compromise can still work on Capitol Hill; ajc; https://www.ajc.com/politics/opinion-compromise-can-still-work-on-capitol-hill/RCTOCSVX2JAQHPNMH5T2GVJBUM/; 7-27-2024; AO]
We should not gloss over the legislative achievements of the past month in Congress, all made possible by large bipartisan majorities. It’s a fresh reminder that compromise can still happen in the U.S. House and Senate, even in today’s extremely political environment.
Overcoming months of gridlock, GOP dysfunction in the U.S. House, and simple election-year politics, Congress has churned out government funding bills, a foreign intelligence surveillance measure, aid for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, plus a plan that could force the sale of the TikTok social media app.
“That’s the way Congress should work,” said U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Lithonia.
“There is no substitute for American leadership in the world,” said Sen. Raphael Warnock as the Senate passed a $95 billion foreign aid package, 79-18.