Today, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (KS-02) called on the Senate to finally act on legislation passed by the House, instead of letting important bills languish while the American economy continues to struggle:

“Last Congress, I was irate that hundreds of good bills that passed in the House – 98 percent of them with bipartisan support – were never even considered under Harry Reid’s do-nothing Senate. Now, we have new Senate leadership, and the same dysfunction rules the day. After 10 months the House of Representatives continues to do the people’s work and pass legislation to help hardworking Americans. We have sent over 200 good bills that are again collecting dust in the Senate.

“I had hoped Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the new Senate Republican leadership would take us down a better path after the disastrous leadership of Harry Reid. However, due in part to antiquated rules, the inefficiency and ineffectiveness has continued. Important legislation remains stalled as the Senate remains caught up in their bureaucratic battles. America cannot afford to continue the status quo.

“Now is the time for Senate action, and it is my hope that Senate Republican leadership will make whatever changes needed to move forward with an agenda that reflects the priorities of the American people rather than the bureaucratic politics of Washington. I again call on Leader McConnell to end the sixty vote threshold and start acting on the hundreds of House passed bills awaiting action in the Senate.”

Items To Note:

-          In September, Congresswoman Jenkins called on Majority Leader McConnell to abandon the sixty vote threshold needed in the Senate to overcome Democratic obstructionism.

-          Among the many important bills waiting for legislative action in the Senate is Congresswoman Jenkins’ bill to modernize and improve 529 college savings plan, H.R. 529.  This legislation passed in the House with over 400 votes.

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