Democrats Officially Take Control of the U.S. Senate

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Democrats now officially hold control of the U.S. Senate, with the swearing in of three new Democratic senators on Wednesday afternoon

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Democrats now officially control the U.S. Senate, with the swearing in of three new Democratic senators on Wednesday afternoon.

Vice President Kamala Harris administered the oath of office to newly elected Democratic Sens. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff of Georgia and to her own successor, Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California. The Senate now has 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans, and Ms. Harris will cast any tiebreaking vote.

Messrs. Warnock and Ossoff are Georgia’s first Black and first Jewish senators, respectively. And Mr. Padilla is the first Latino senator from California. Sen. Chuck Schumer now becomes the Senate majority leader. But talks on an organizing resolution for the new Senate have stalled, complicating the timing of confirmation votes for President Biden’s cabinet nominees as well as the prospects of new legislation.

Negotiations between Mr. Schumer and top Republican Mitch McConnell —now the minority leader—ran into trouble this week over the fate of the legislative filibuster, a longstanding rule that empowers the minority party to block most bills.

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Now let’s get something done

In 2 years they will lose it

So, nothing of discussion. As Trump's government.... Change everything for changing nothing at all

It is 5:55 PM on January 20, 2021 & President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr has already violated his promise to be president of 'all Americans', TheDemocrats are still trying to hide the 'Durham Report' & Hillary Clinton is still an angry unindicted felon.

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