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When democrats are in the White House and have majorities of almost any kind in Congress, they tend to get their policies pushed through. When Congress stalls out, democrat politicians find ways to get things done anyway.
Generally not. Which is why the DREAMERs are still illegal, why EFCA is a fever dream, why there were no voting rights bills or Green New Deal or student loan reform or any of a number of passed in Biden's first term, or any of the other myriad disappointments that were hampering Biden's popularity. The list of failures to get things done for Democrats is long and durable.
There are two main differences between the parties. One is that the Democrats have a lot of spending priorities, which can be accomplished through reconciliation and budgeting matters that are immune to the filibuster, which are very noticeable when they pass. The GOP's main budgetary priorities are only tax cuts. Which also pass - both Trump and Bush got their tax cut bills - but they're not as splashy.
The second is that the Democrats had 60 votes in the Senate for about six months in Obama's first term. Which is why Obamacare happened. The GOP hasn't had a filibuster-proof trifecta in a century.
Trump had a pen and a phone, too - he just wasn't very adept at using them.
