Democrats Deny Republicans Performative Senate Bills
[ Posted Thursday, October 1st, 2026 – 16:06 UTC ]
So the Senate has left Washington, to head out on the campaign trail for the rest of this month. Before they scarpered off, Republicans tried to pass a few bills that were no more than performative -- they seemed like they were doing something to address a problem, but when you actually examined the details, they really weren't. Democrats denied the Republicans some wins that they doubtlessly would have made a big deal of back home to the voters (but that wouldn't have lived up to the hype).