Congress Clocks Bipartisan Achievements Despite Partisan Divide
- Democrats see election-year boon, but GOP benefits as well
- Infrastructure, chips and guns among issues getting consensus
The US Capitol building in Washington, D.C., US.
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The House and Senate are concluding a surprisingly productive streak despite deep-rooted partisanship and bitter acrimony between Democrats and Republicans.
Bipartisan success in passing legislation on long-stalled issues such as gun control and infrastructure, along with an emerging consensus on protecting same-sex marriages, show there is still room for across-the-aisle deal-making in the Capitol despite Congress’s reputation for gridlock.