Almost a month after the Democrats gained majority power in the U.S. Senate following their two victories in Georgia, they will finally be able …
Almost a month after the Democrats gained majority power in the U.S. Senate following their two victories in Georgia, they will finally be able to exert functional control after Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell reached a deal on Wednesday, as reported by The Hill. After weeks of negotiation, Schumer announced that the two sides had come to an agreement from the Senate floor. “We will pass the resolution through the Senate today, which means that committees can promptly set up and get to work with Democrats holding the gavels,” the Democrat said. The results in Georgia that saw victories by the Democratic candidates Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff basically split the Senate evenly. It currently consists of 50 Republicans,48 Democrats and two Independents.
