The article you posted says, "Obama, had "total control" of the Senate from September 24, 2009 until February 4, 2010", which was how I remember it too.
That would have been more than enough time to bring, say, Roe v Wade into law, as he promised repeatedly during his campaign.
In the US, you tend only to get short windows to pass legislation, and you need to make the best of them.
"The dog ate my homework" has been the Democratic motto for generations now.
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Tom Ritchford
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