Kamala Harris' colorless, torpid record as a senator.
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“The past is prologue,” — William Shakespeare
If Kamala Harris’ record in the Senate is any indication, she could end up taking more White House naps than the King of Snooze, Joe Biden.
For the record I turn to GovTrack.us, a fact-based, non-partisan record of congress persons in the Senate and House of Representatives. Harris severed in the Senate from 2017 to 2021; I’ve selected her 2020 Report Card at random.
To be fair I’ve included her good stuff along with her pathetic record. She:
Joined bipartisan bills the least often compared to Senate Democrats. Of the 696 bills that Harris cosponsored, 14% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat.
Wrote the fewest laws compared to Senate Sophomores. Harris introduced 1 bill that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in the 116th Congress. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law.
Got bicameral support on the most bills compared to Senate Sophomores. The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 27 of Harris’s bills and resolutions had a companion bill in the House. Working with a sponsor in the other chamber makes a bill more likely to be passed by both the House and Senate.
Got the most cosponsors on their bills compared to Senate Sophomores.
Harris’s bills and resolutions had 594 cosponsors in the 116th Congress. Securing cosponsors is an important part of getting support for a bill, although having more cosponsors does not always mean a bill will get a vote.
Got their bills out of committee the least often compared to Senate Sophomores (tied with 1 other). Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Harris introduced 4 bills in the 116th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.
Held the fewest committee positions compared to Senate Sophomores (tied with 1 other). Harris held a leadership position on 0 committees and 0 subcommittees, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. For comparison to other Members of Congress, we assigned a score giving five points for each full committee leadership position and one point for each subcommittee leadership position.
Was 2nd most absent in votes compared to All Senators. Harris missed 55.1% of votes (397 of 720 votes) in the 116th Congress.
Ranked the 2nd top leader compared to Senate Sophomores
Our unique leadership analysis looks at who is cosponsoring whose bills. A higher score shows a greater ability to get cosponsors on bills.
Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 2nd fewest bills compared to Senate Democrats (tied with 1 other) In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 10 of Harris’s 80 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Harris caucused with in the 116th Congress.
Cosponsored the 10th most bills compared to All Senators. Harris cosponsored 696 bills and resolutions introduced by other Members of Congress. Cosponsorship shows a willingness to work with others to advance policy goals.
Got influential cosponsors the 15th most often compared to All Senators (tied with 5 others). 13 of Harris’s bills and resolutions in the 116th Congress had a cosponsor who was a chair or ranking member of a committee that the bill was referred to. Getting support from committee leaders on relevant committees is a crucial step in moving legislation forward.
Somewhat lacking in leadership qualities and pretty sorrow on the effectiveness front. Will she be any better than Joe perpetually-on-vaction Triump whose absence put the shadowy oligarchs who were running Joe all the more reason to distrust Harris.