Don’t ignore the lame duck. Policy fights are raging in Congress that will affect millions.
Posted on AllSides December 3rd, 2016
From The Left
There’s less than two months left until the Republican Party takes complete control of the government on January 20, 2017.
But Washington won’t simply be at a standstill until then. What happens in Congress in the time President Obama has left — during what’s known as the “lame-duck session” — will have a huge impact on the lives of millions of Americans.