That is not true. Democrats have only had enough votes (60 in the Senate) to pass legislation for 6 months in the latter half of 2009 (which is when they got Affordable Care Act passed, with heavy compromises).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_divisions_of_United_Stat...

Also, Republicans have held the House for 22 out of the last 30 years. Hence why Republicans were able to hold up more Supreme Court judges from Obama, and obtain a Republican majority on the SC.

Can't Democrats make non-trivial changes at the state level? US states are very powerful. California's housing problems aren't a matter for the US Congress. Democrats hold a trifecta and legislative supermajority there.

Federal mortgage guarantees fan the flames of the housing shortage.

Unfortunately, NIMBYism is popular in both parties on the local level. But note that California Democrats did take action to force permitting of more dense housing on the state level.

Also, on the state level, Democrat led states have higher minimum wages, stronger labor protections, parental leave and paid leave in general, expanded Medicaid, and other policies that raise the floor in general.

> Republicans have held the House for 22 out of the last 30 years. Hence why Republicans were able to hold up more Supreme Court judges

Not what the House does.

Thanks for the correction. It was the Senate that didn’t confirm the appointments, I misremembered as House. Which is also pretty supportive of Dems not having control for most of the last 30 years.