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 in resolving it.

• Endless pro forma sessions, but no hearings or debates.

• Filibuster avoidance, not filibuster reform.

  This aligns with voter's critique:  the institution rewards incumbency, not productivity.