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Democrats agenda running out of gas as midterms approach

By: cnn.comPosted On: 07/21/2010 11:54 A

Congressional Democrats have had a fairly successful time pushing through their agenda since taking control of both chambers of Congress and the White House.

Congress passed items backed by President Obama such as health care reform, a financial regulatory bill and economic stimulus measures.

The most recent wins came Tuesday when Senate Democrats broke a Republican filibuster on extending unemployment benefits to some Americans, and a Senate committee approved Supreme Court justice nominee Elena Kagan.

But that might be the last victories Democrats see in Congress for a while with both parties starting to pay more attention to midterm elections than legislation.

Democratic strategist Julian Epstein said that there isn't any time left on Congress' calendar this year to tackle controversial issues such as climate change and immigration reform.

"I just don't think there is going to be the time or the ability to develop political consensus on those issues," he said. "I'm not even sure it's smart politically given that the White House has had three major sweeping legislative reforms. I think there's only so much the system can take at one time."

Ron Bonjean, a Republican strategist, noted Democrats are exhausted after pushing through their legislative agenda.

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