A functional, cooperative Congress would help to understand the issues, and allocate funds to take corrective measures. Many in Congress seem to take their marching orders from powerful lobbyists with very specific agendas. It's been this way since the so-called "Citizens United" ruling.

I won't be more specific about the single-issue zealot lobbyist org that controls the president and almost every congressperson. That would get me flagged again. It just shows how they're everywhere and very easily triggered.