The ACA is the exception that shows exactly how hard it is to pass such a bill.
The ACA passed with 0 republican votes. It only passed because Democrats controlled the House, Senate, and Whitehouse. That still wouldn't have been enough (due to the filibuster), but the Democrats also had a big enough majority (60 of 100) in the Senate to override any filibuster.
I do believe that if Democrats had that much political power today, we would see much more significant climate change billa being passed.
The ACA passed with 0 republican votes. It only passed because Democrats controlled the House, Senate, and Whitehouse. That still wouldn't have been enough (due to the filibuster), but the Democrats also had a big enough majority (60 of 100) in the Senate to override any filibuster.
I do believe that if Democrats had that much political power today, we would see much more significant climate change billa being passed.
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