Radio: Congress Could Pass Important Legislation If It Wanted To

Guns. Immigration. Tax Reform. Politicians in D.C. love to point fingers after important bills fail. But The R Street Institute’s James Wallner has a new piece in Reason showing why both Democrats and Republicans have no one to blame but themselves for not getting things done.

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