Congress Has Significant Accomplishments Despite Democrats' Narrow Majority

Help for veterans, diabetics; big investments in infrastructure; cleaner energy; microchips and supply chain issues; cheaper health insurance; gun safety; higher taxes on wealthiest to reduce deficit

Zealots like to portray Congress and Washington as "the swamp," mired in gridlock, controlled by special interests, that rarely accomplishes much of significance for the American people. But closer examination indicates that Congress has accomplished a great deal of "the people's business." If we believe in democracy, we have to believe that a democrati…