2015's Policy Battles: Obamacare, Net Neutrality, Keystone, and Surveillance Reform

The status quo has shifted, but has it shifted enough to break the gridlock that has gripped Washington for the past four years? Those bullish on "grand bargains" and "comprehensive reforms" see pieces in place. With Mitch McConnell replacing Harry Reid at the helm of the Senate, the "House passes a bill, which the Senate buries" dynamic of the past two Congresses is over.

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