Republican House and Democratic Senate

Democratic Senate: One-hundred-and-sixty-four reasons, to be more precise, according to CTV. The figures show that all but one of 165 bills that included Buy American provisions failed to make it through Congress since that body became split four years ago between a Republican House and a Democratic Senate and - Even if Americans are historically unhappy with their Congress as they head to the polls this week, there are a few good reasons for Canadians and other foreigners to celebrate this era of legislative lethargy. That the number of protectionist Buy American measures that have stalled, according to a tally from the last four years compiled by the Canadian government. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.