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Trump says Senate is failing to pass legislation

Politics · First reported 7 Nov, 02:43 · Updated 03:01

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Donald Trump criticized the Senate for not passing legislation and urged it to act when it returns for a lame-duck session, according to the supplied reports. He said both parties were failing to get things done and pointed to Democrats voting together and some Republicans obstructing bills.

  • Trump said the Senate was passing nothing and called on it to act.
  • He said Democrats voted as a bloc and that some Republicans obstructed legislation.
  • The reports place his remarks ahead of the Senate's return for a lame-duck session; one says he spoke after an event at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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President Donald Trump
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Senate legislative inaction
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Trump took questions after speaking at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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The Washington Examiner says the Senate was due to return for a lame-duck session the following week.

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