Former Ambassador and Florida Congressman Francis Rooney asks, “With a small Republican majority in the House of Representatives and a slim Democrat majority in the Senate—is it a recipe for disaster or an opportunity to finally work across party lines?” Rooney, a former Florida representative, acknowledges that the current configurations of the House and Senate will present challenges in passing meaningful bills due to narrow Republican control in the House and Democrats holding a slim majority in the Senate. He observes that attention-grabbing bills often overshadow more pressing issues like immigration and border control, with both major parties taking advantage of this tendency. While frustrations with the two major parties have led to the formation of new parties, Rooney expresses doubts about their potential for significant growth and influence.
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