It's a lot harder to get a bill signed into law as a Representative (Reply #29)

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Fri Nov 13, 2015, 12:19 AM

jfern (5,204 posts)

29. It's a lot harder to get a bill signed into law as a Representative

The Speaker really controls the House, unlike the Senate where individual Senators have a fair amount of power.

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31 replies	Author	Time	Post
Poll Shows Hillary Clinton Is Seen as More Likely Than Bernie Sanders to Be Effective [View all]	SecularMotion	Nov 2015	OP
Change?	HassleCat	Nov 2015	#1
A socialist afraid of change from the administration of a New Democrat? Interesting!	merrily	Nov 2015	#2
Foreign policy would be one example	HassleCat	Nov 2015	#6
Actually, she just said she will not be more aggressive than Obama. So, you're fearful of change in	merrily	Nov 2015	#9
I can see more change with Clinton than Sanders. Clinton is getting lots of endorsements from	Thinkingabout	Nov 2015	#3
If you think Republicans, who control both Houses, will work with Hillary better than they will work	merrily	Nov 2015	#10
Did I say anything about the Republicans? It just might be possible the Republican congressional	Thinkingabout	Nov 2015	#15
she will never have the chance to prove it , if nominated	bowens43	Nov 2015	#4
'Her party’s primary voters expect Mrs. Clinton to be their eventual nominee by more than a 4-to-1..	riversedge	Nov 2015	#7
Her party’s primary voters expect Mrs. Clinton to be their eventual nominee by more than a 4-to-1.	frylock	Nov 2015	#12
I bet. She and the Republicans will dole out shit sandwiches so fast it'll make your head spin.	Scuba	Nov 2015	#5
No question about it by the polling and endorsements she's receiving	FloridaBlues	Nov 2015	#8
Just like this time 2008! Fun fact: Kerry was barely a blip on the screen one month before Iowa.	merrily	Nov 2015	#11
That's because most people don't know that Bernie has a good record of actually getting things done	jfern	Nov 2015	#13
Are you talking about a lot of things actually done as in three bills he sponsored getting passed in	Thinkingabout	Nov 2015	#17
He's gotten a lot more done than that	jfern	Nov 2015	#18
Then he needs to find a way to rewrite the voting and sponsor record of Congress.	Thinkingabout	Nov 2015	#20
That doesn't even count companion bills, let alone amendments	jfern	Nov 2015	#22
I gave his record, tell the record keepers they are wrong.	Thinkingabout	Nov 2015	#25
Hillary doesn't have any accomplishments either under that metric	jfern	Nov 2015	#27
Had the same in 8 years, ratio was much better.	Thinkingabout	Nov 2015	#28
It's a lot harder to get a bill signed into law as a Representative	jfern	Nov 2015	#29
They know she is a much harder worker with a much greater scope of influence	LuvLoogie	Nov 2015	#14
Effective At What ??? - Greasing The Skids For The 1% ???	WillyT	Nov 2015	#16
No, actually helping citizens of the US. The 1% do not need her help.	Thinkingabout	Nov 2015	#19
This is one of the most outlandish notions	Trajan	Nov 2015	#21
I don't want her to be effective	Doctor_J	Nov 2015	#23
Huummmm, yes you are right, she has voted less times for military action than	Thinkingabout	Nov 2015	#30
Good news. Thank you for posting K&R nt.	Persondem	Nov 2015	#24
Like Bill was so effective when he reformed welfare for the	jwirr	Nov 2015	#26
Bill Clinton did not repeal Glass Stegall, he signed a veto proof bill.	Thinkingabout	Nov 2015	#31

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