When the Americans returned President Trump to the White House in 2024, they also handed him a Republican majority in the House and Senate. The expectation was that together, they would deliver on their mandate to save the country by passing a MAGA agenda. The electorate voted for quick and decisive action to be delivered in that limited window of time ahead of the midterm elections.
To that end, Congress delivered on the Working Families Tax Cuts last year via reconciliation, to avoid a Democrat filibuster. Congress also passed President Trump’s rescissions package defunding woke and weaponized foreign assistance, as well as leftist propaganda coming from NPR and PBS.
The key question for Congressional Republicans in 2026 is whether they will continue to take advantage of unified government and deliver these legislative wins, or if they will squander this historic opportunity. The American people are future-oriented, and they expect continued action from their legislators.
A common response to arguments for a more aggressive legislative posture from Republicans focuses on the Senate filibuster, which allows a determined minority to delay or derail most bills. Republicans are tied up, the argument goes, by Democrats who filibuster and will not advance legislation to the floor for a vote. But the truth is that Senate Republicans can do more than they’re currently doing to overcome the Democratic minority on key legislative priorities.
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