In June, the Trump administration released the most far-reaching plan for government reorganization in many years. The plan is ambitious and credible, and includes some compelling proposals that deserve to be taken seriously. Unfortunately, absent a major change in tactics by the administration, most of this agenda won't be considered in Congress, much less passed by it.
Politically controversial legislation usually requires bipartisan cooperation to pass, and remaking much of the federal bureaucracy is certainly controversial. But instead of cultivating an environment in which his agenda can get a hearing among some Democrats, the president and his team have exacerbated partisan tensions to the point that it is nearly impossible to get bipartisan support for anything other than routine appropriation bills.
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