It has been 307 days since the 112th Congress convened. Not only has not one job been created, but we have seen net job losses that can only be considered staggering. Many want to portray the 112th Congress as dysfunctional, but I think this should be qualified. When working on the issues of the 99%, the Congress is definitely completely dysfunctional. However when taking up the legislation of the 1%, the one party system works like a well oiled machine.
Legislation for unemployment extensions cannot even make it out of the Ways and Means Committee. However legislation for a new trade agreement to send more of our jobs and industry to Panama, Columbia, and South Korea is shot through Congress and made law within the space of two days.
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