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"Will Mitch McConnell strangle Joe Biden's legislative program at birth?" (Commentary by Wendy Schiller)

"I think he understands what his job is. It’s not going to be to pass sweeping legislation – this is no FDR or Lyndon Johnson. This is a guy trying to get us back on track to some sort of normalcy in governance...That’s Biden’s job, and anybody who’s expecting any grand legislative measures is just living in fantasyland," comments Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller.

November 9, 2020 The Guardian

"I think he understands what his job is. It’s not going to be to pass sweeping legislation – this is no FDR or Lyndon Johnson. This is a guy trying to get us back on track to some sort of normalcy in governance...That’s Biden’s job, and anybody who’s expecting any grand legislative measures is just living in fantasyland," comments Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller.

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