What Do the Authors of Your Text Identify as an Important

What do the authors of your text identify as an important, recent development in political parties in Congress?

A) They are becoming more bipartisan.
B) Republicans have gained a strangle-hold on majority control.
C) Democrats may not be able to hold the House of Representatives in subsequent elections, but will maintain majority control in the Senate.
D) The seniority system on committees has given way to a centralized party control mechanism.
E) It is increasingly risky for members of Congress to reach out to the other political party.