Unpredicted Bipartisanship Apparent in Federal Legislation Stats

In a revelation that there was more bipartisanship in Congress than realized, there are 2013 federal legislation statistics that seem to support a finding that all was not rancorous between the political parties and factions in Congress during the last congressional session.   A report published by the Sunlight Foundation noted that while only 15 Senate bills and 41 House bills became law in 2013, Congress was less partisan than commonly believed.  There were a total 5,584 bills from both chambers introduced in 2013, with six subjects as the main focus for at least 50% of them:  health, armed forces/national security, taxation, public ... Read More >