Attempts by the government to address the issue have been stymied by political divisions. Many of Pedersen's U.S. military efforts were stymied by fate. By delaying Democratic priority legislation, McConnell stymied the output of Congress. Also a lack of innovation stymied progress. However, differences over which side would cover expenses for prisoner transportation stymied the negotiations. Plans to build more plants has been stymied by lack of funding. This effort was stymied, however, by local resistance to the forced dispossession of the land. Pakistan's electric shortages of the 2010s severely stymied the city's growth. Unfortunately, the recovery has been stymied by two severe floods. They succeeded in climbing the southeast face route that had stymied the earlier parties. The French were effectively stymied by the water defenses. He defeated a Milanese ruler who might have stymied the Renaissance. In 1995, his attempt was stymied when rain washed out second round time trials. The Watergate task force was initially stymied in their case against John Dean. But the Italian government of Francesco Crispi was unable to accept being stymied by non-Europeans.