Congress

The Congressional Democratic reaction this week to President Trump's Joint Address to Congress clearly showed the challenges facing the party as they try to block the administration's effort to take control of the power of the purse from Congress. Senate and House leaders asked their members to sit quietly, let Trump dig his own policy hole while Democrats would pounce with a well-delivered opposition response. Well, the second part went well, but many Democrats went rogue. While some skipped the address, one representative was tossed out within the first couple of minutes, other Democrats held so-called bingo or bidding signs, with few others deciding to walk out mid-way through the President's address.