Congress has 535 members, give or take, all wearing blinders. Lawmakers at best are able to focus on a single issue at a time. During a “normal” election year, focus is on issues that support reelection for the entire House, one-third of the Senate and this go-round, the occupant of the White.
No one denies 2020 is anything but normal. The U.S. and much of the world continue to be savaged by COVID 19, the U.S.