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The ability to obstruct is not unanimously and solely part of the United States Senate.

If we did away with the dual track... then you do have the 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,' but the Senate cannot function.

the majority has chosen to focus on what it believes to be the abuse of the filibuster by the minority, but these hearings have also revealed how the Majority Leader can abuse the rules of the Senate to limit debate and amendment.

I would urge you to have conversations with whatever 'elves' within the administration you deal with, over at OMB, because I think that's where the decision was made.