text: Mr. Paliwoda, the Republican-led Congress has, in fact, passed lots of meaningful legislation in the two years since they've been in control.  According to www.govtrack.us, they've worked together to pass 219 bills that have become law.  Examples include bills to address the heroin/opioid epidemic, repeal No Child Left Behind, a long-term highway bill to give certainty to transportation infrastructure projects (and jobs), an FAA bill, a veteran suicide prevention bill, a permanent fix of the Medicare doctor reimbursement formula, an overhaul of the Toxic Substances Control Act to let EPA regulate more dangerous products like asbestos, made it harder for potential terrorists to get visas, and a lot more that you can find at https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/#bystatus. 
  
  I know it's more fun for the press to advertise doom, disaster, and ineffectiveness, so you may not have heard about these accomplishments.  It just takes a little digging.