WASHINGTON WEEK

with GWEN IFILL

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 @ 9:00PM

Congress prepares to start its month-long August recess, it is on track to being the least productive in history. Is the political polarization that has gripped Capitol Hill to blame or is the lack of results intentional?

On issue after issue from the debt ceiling to immigration reform to gun control, Democrats and Republicans have failed to reach any compromises or comprehensive solutions.

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