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What was the majority in Congress under President Obama during his first two years in office?
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Obama, Pelosi and Reid had a super majority in Congress for 2 years. Before that, Pelosi and Reid had a super majority under Bush for 2 years.
During those years of democrat domination, they failed to pass a budget for over 865 days, yet they blame it on Bush and the GOP.
Another observationDuring the first two years of the Obama Administration, when the Democrats had a majority in Congress, they were not always a unified block and they lacked the 60 votes in the Senate to pass legislation opposed by Republicans - unless they also got some Republican support. They were also trying to deal with a very serious economic situation, where there was substantial disagreement as to the best way to proceed. As a result, much legislation was was hard fought, requiring a long time to reach any version that could be passed.Wiki User
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