1. The federal statutes for the federal disability insurance was changed, K-12 was changed, as highway funding was resolved, Medicare payment disputes were taken care of, taxes changed, and microbeads were banned in bath products.
2. Office was taken by the Democrats in the Presidency, and Obama was good at coordinating with Democrats in Congress about what Democrats wanted to happen in government.
3. Presidential politics is not a top priority to them, so now they can use Obama's lame-duck period as a way to make him look bad.
4. Politicians and parties may lose elections, but still get what they want policy wise.
5. Republicans had business tax victories at the same time as Democrats getting gains for tax cuts for the working poor.
6. Congress is sometimes secretive in their legislation, and keep public attention focused on highly polarized and disagreed upon issues.
7. No one really knows what issues Congress is actually dealing with, and shed a lot of light on big things like gun rights and EPA.
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