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60. Well for sure it's not often any politician will vote against funding the government

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Sun Apr 4, 2021, 10:05 AM

Apr 2021

and it's agencies and since the Appropriations Committee put out those bills...

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Center for Effective Law Making: Highlights from the 116th Congress Legislative Effectiveness Scores [View all] lapucelle Apr 2021 OP

Interesting that six of the top 30 Democrats are from the NYC area: George II Apr 2021 #1

Lowey and Eliot's seats were not lost, they were won by 2 fine Democrats, Autumn Apr 2021 #2

I didn't say their seats were LOST, I said we lost THEM. Are either still in the House? George II Apr 2021 #3

Times change. Its better to have new people, more representative of America Autumn Apr 2021 #5

They didn't represent "America" they represented the New York City Metropolitan area.... George II Apr 2021 #9

I'm talking about the House on the whole. Two reps are gone, replaced by Dems. IMO we lost nothing Autumn Apr 2021 #12

I don't know what else to tell you Autumn, but we lost 62 years' experience, which is NOT "nothing". George II Apr 2021 #13

Add up the total years of experience of all Dems, look at that and look where we are at. Autumn Apr 2021 #18

I don't even know what that means, Autumn, but..... George II Apr 2021 #21

The study is not important. Any one can rank #1 when Republicans, Dems and Autumn Apr 2021 #24

She got to be chair BECAUSE she was effective, not the other way around. George II Apr 2021 #30

AOC raised the most money among House Dems for reelection campaign. Autumn Apr 2021 #32

So? What does that have to do with a Representative doing his/her job? George II Apr 2021 #34

Seriously. I thought fundraising skills were bad because money in politics is very bad. betsuni Apr 2021 #42

Apparently "big money in politics" is good for some, bad for others. What would be interesting.... George II Apr 2021 #54

It's incorrect as well. Speaker Pelosi raised more money. lapucelle Apr 2021 #44

Exactly. George II Apr 2021 #55

That's not correct. Speaker Pelosi raised the most money among Democrats for both her own reelection lapucelle Apr 2021 #43

The study rates members on their effectiveness in Congress doing their jobs, not.... George II Apr 2021 #58

Wait...what? "The study is not important"? Yes it is. We're Democrats. We like data. lapucelle Apr 2021 #46

It might be important to you. It isn't to me. That my opinion and I'll not change it. Autumn Apr 2021 #50

It's certainly true that facts and data are not important to everyone. N/T lapucelle Apr 2021 #52

So then Autumn, on what do you base your opinion. That's a rather credible and detailed.... George II Apr 2021 #56

I have never head of a chair of the appropriations committee to ever be ineffective, if one was Autumn Apr 2021 #57

Neither have I. Perhaps it's because their effectiveness qualified them to become the chair.... George II Apr 2021 #59

Well for sure it's not often any politician will vote against funding the government Autumn Apr 2021 #60

Yes, it's not often that any politician would vote against funding the government..... George II Apr 2021 #61

Umm. The 2nd year new member is #230 out of 240. Budi Apr 2021 #36

I'm thankful for ALL our Dems. YMOV. nt Autumn Apr 2021 #37

Yup. Even Senator Joe Manchin & Sen Sinema Budi Apr 2021 #39

That is the truth. Autumn Apr 2021 #51

Yes, we are all thankful for Democrats in the Congress. N/T lapucelle Apr 2021 #49

I am on the Just Us Democrats email list LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #62

Bernie Sanders: "We have got to look at candidates, you know, not by the color of their skin, betsuni Apr 2021 #40

Yes, Too bad we Lost two of the Most Effective Cha Apr 2021 #19

'we define legislative effectiveness as "proven ability to advance a member's agenda Hortensis Apr 2021 #4

Govtrack.us is also a reliable source for ratings and rankings. lapucelle Apr 2021 #7

That's another good site, I use it a lot. And then there is Progressive Punch: George II Apr 2021 #14

I notice most in the top 10 scored most progressive haven't been Hortensis Apr 2021 #41

That Progressive Punch site can be misleading. There are scores for "Lifetime" and.... George II Apr 2021 #53

The Speaker and party leaders don't normally participate in the activities used to calculate.... George II Apr 2021 #10

Right. These rate the performance of some 400 rank and file legislators. Hortensis Apr 2021 #11

Interesting study LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #6

And least effective in the New York delegation. lapucelle Apr 2021 #8

Wow... you would think.. Cha Apr 2021 #15

This is interesting LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #28

So is This.. TY! More so.. Cha Apr 2021 #29

⭐🌟💥 WOW! Fascinating! NurseJackie Apr 2021 #45

Mahalo, lapucelle.. what Cha Apr 2021 #16

Facts are more important than narrative. lapucelle Apr 2021 #20

Yes, they are and Cha Apr 2021 #22

Thank you. sheshe2 Apr 2021 #17

Bottom 2 (D/I) - Stabenow 0116; Sanders 0.136 speak easy Apr 2021 #23

By the way, Jim Jordan is 202 of 205. George II Apr 2021 #25

Yeah for Lauren Underwood LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #26

She's impressive! betsuni Apr 2021 #31

Yes. She rarely tweets and doesn't have a Twitch account, but plugs away at her job. George II Apr 2021 #33

Underwood came in with a background as a nurse, but she's an especially Hortensis Apr 2021 #35

K&R betsuni Apr 2021 #27

K & R Thank You for the valuable information. Budi Apr 2021 #38

"Those more effective tend to be what we would call the workhorses rather than the show horses." lapucelle Apr 2021 #47

I love the workhorses! betsuni Apr 2021 #48

:) The types in front of the cameras are almost laughably obvious Hortensis Apr 2021 #63

"Workhorse" was the term frequently used to describe HRC's role as senator. lapucelle Apr 2021 #64

Oh, yes. She's a major policy nerd, never saw a problem she didn't Hortensis Apr 2021 #65

+1 betsuni Apr 2021 #66