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		kingaillas on March 3, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Killing TurboTax >Democrats had filibuster proof majority when Obama was president. For 2 years. And spent basically the entire time barely getting ACA through. Not a lot of "political capital" leftover for battling to have free tax filing.

knowaveragejoe on March 3, 2021 [–]

They only had a filibuster-proof majority for a few months:

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/fleeting-illusory-su...

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