I try to keep an open mind about both sides. However, this year I am not voting for any Republicans. For 2 years they bitched about the Dems not doing anything while in office. Then they get into office and spend the entire time and our tax $ on stupid bills like that or those slamming gays or abortion.
I'm trying to find a list of exactly what bills they passed so I can post it on FB and say, "This is the job they did. No politics, no B.S. They wasted our time and $. They're fired!"
Looks like they've passed
105 new bills since taking office in January 2011. These include all bills like "lets name X street after Martin Luther King," and "lets make this a coin," and the ever famous "lets renew/reauthorize this bad idea" (i.e. the bills nobody in Congress votes against). The list doesn't include bills that passed the house and not the senate (which I think you're looking for), and there are no mentions of President Obama using a veto on passed bills. Hope this helps. I also don't know the average number of bills passed by a Congress, so I can't speak on whether this is more or less than usually, and even if I did, it would still be difficult to evaluate as many of those bills would be bills that everybody would vote for.
EDIT: found
how many bills are passed per Congress. Its generally between 450-500, and all of which are above 300 going back to the 70's. This congress has passed only 141 bills as per this site, which sets them on track for just under 200 bills if they maintain their current rate. Even the last Congress (111th, 2009-2011) passed far fewer bills than all but one Congress during the Bush years (107th, 2001-2003) and even thats 384 (107) to 385 (111). Just pointing out how adamant the GOP is in obstructing this Presidency and being a "do nothing Congress."
