This Congress is the most productive we've seen under Obama's presidency

Per the calculations of the Washington Times' Legislative Futility Index, the Republican-majority Congress, which took office this past January, is writing, debating, and passing bills at a significantly faster rate than we've seen in several years:

However, this acceleration does not exceed the pace of the Democratic Congress in the final years of George W. Bush's presidency — though, as a flurry of opposition activity in the face of a lame duck White House, it may mirror it.

Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and minority leader Harry Reid both took credit for the current Congress' vigor.

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As for whether or not all this productivity is actually accomplishing good things — well, that's another question entirely.