fewer than 500 passed. it s not that schoolhouse rock got it all wrong. the legislative process has changed. for starters, deals aren t always made sitting here on capitol hill. they re often made in places just like this. what s your name? my name is angel. this is my first time here. the reason we came is because they said this is the d.c. power spot where all the kind of rules and regulations and back room deals are made. is that true? well, i can t really you can t reveal the details? yeah. thanks, angel. nice to meet you. charlie palmer steak is a hot spot for wheeling and dealers. and it s often lobbyists who help write bills. meredith works for a nonprofit that bills itself as bipartisan. every year it seems like they keep saying this is the most do nothing congress. nothing ever gets done. the system is set up in a
sitting here on capitol hill. but spoiler alert, most bills don t make it into law. in the last congress, more than 13,000 bills were introduced and fewer than 500 passed. it is not that schoolhouse rock got it all wrong, the legislative process has changed. for starters, deals aren t made here on capitol hill. they re often made in places just like this. what is your name? my name is angel. let me ask you a question. this is my first time here. they said this is the d.c. power spot where all the kind of rules and regulations and back you know, back room deals are made. is that true? i can t really answer. you can t reveal the details? all right. thanks, angel. nice to meet you. the restaurant is a hot spot for wheeling and dealing. and those wheeler dealers are often lobbyists who help write bills. that is where i met up with
sitting here on capitol hill. but spoiler alert, most bills don t make it into law. in the last congress, more than 13,000 bills were introduced and fewer than 500 passed. it is not that schoolhouse rock got it all wrong, the legislative process has changed. for starters, deals aren t made here on capitol hill. they re often made in places just like this. what is your name? my name is angel. let me ask you a question. this is my first time here. they said this is the d.c. power spot where all the kind of rules and regulations and back you know, back room deals are made. is that true? i can t really answer. you can t reveal the details? all right. thanks, angel.