important.ha there is a difference now. in 2018 the prospect of republicans taking away health care was a live possibility that drove a constant flood of news e out of washington so that buoyed democrats messages. you can t drive messages just by passing bills.u the press knows they re going to die in the senate. even if they didn t, president i trump would never sign them.id you can t drive a message in this saturated environment we u have by passing a bunch of bills. that s well said. good to have you both on. next mitch mcconnell is holding the senate hostage. senator chris murphy on the in standstill senate in two minutes. most of us don t know how much data we use.