It's like a mathematically perfect example of legislative failure: costly in its human price, utterly ineffective in what it was trying to do. (politics.co.uk)
Despite the political turbulence and early legislative failures by the Trump administration, December's passage of the tax plan was seen as a key victory that will propel the economy solidly into 2018. (validea.com)
Trump has frequently sparred with Democrats since taking office, blaming the minority party for obstructing his nominees and for legislative failures. (thehill.com)