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Filibuster Paralysis and Refusal to Reform It
The Senate's refusal to modify or eliminate the Filibuster -- despite the President urging it -- blocked most legislation requiring 60 votes. The following tally record for the 119th Senate's record on confirmations, shows Senators under old and new leadership, is choosing procedural paralysis over governing; with leadership's rejected filibuster reform, leaving the chamber structurally gridlocked. [X/] no in voting. [-/] failure to vote, basically the same as a no vote.
-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/- Cassidy, Bill (R-LA)
-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/- Graham, Lindsey (R-SC)
-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/X/X/X/X/X McConnell, Mitch (R-KY)
-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/- Mullin, Markwayne (R-OK)
-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/X/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/- Tillis, Thom (R-NC)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
-/-/-/-/-x48/-/-/- Lee, Mike (R-UT)
-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/- Moran, Jerry (R-KS)
-/-/-/X/X/X/X/-/X/X/-/-/X/X/X/X/X Murkowski, Lisa (R-AK)
-/-/X/X/X/X/-/-/-/-/-/X/X/X/X/X Paul, Rand (R-KY)
-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/- Scott, Tim (R-SC)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
-/-/-x107/-/-/-/-/- Sheehy, Tim (R-MT)
SEE WHICH LAWMAKERS SHOULD BE PRIMARIED OR RESIGN(Just QUIT):

The Pattern That Emerges
After 1 year, across all the 119th Senate's failures, a consistent theme appears:
The 119th Senate is highly active in form, but almost inert in substance.
Record votes, but few laws.
Unified control, but no major agenda.
Longest shutdown ever, but no urgency