With the Senate but not the House, can we still pass stuff?

[intrepidity]

Besides appointments/confirmations, I mean.

[msongs]

1. if u pick off a few sane repubs to vote with the dems, yes nt

[triron]

2. Maybe some things depending on how close the house is.

[In It to Win It]

3. Nope, at least not by ourselves.

We won't have the control of the agenda, like simply getting a bill on the floor. That is in the hands of the GOP, assuming they win.

[intrepidity]

4. Well then, we'd better win!! nt

[bottomofthehill]

5. Yep, one vote in the house means everything.

Committees, rules, schedule…. If they want to do nothing, than they do nothing. Appropriations bills start in the house so get ready for shutdowns.

One of the rules the republicans want to put in place is that no bill comes to the floor without the ability to pass with only Republican votes. The old Hastert rule

[treestar]

6. No

This is why the "holding their feet to the fire" thing does not work. When they need more Dems to do what we want, there are always people who will act as if Republicans taking over will punish Dems. When it only punishes the People.

[Desert grandma]

7. There is always Reconciliation

Only Senators needed. That's how the American Rescue Plan and I think the Inflation Reduction Act passed.