From News Nation:
“Jon Ossoff
wins Georgia runoff; Democrats effectively gain control of US Senate”
The U.S. Senate
will be tied, but Democrats will effectively control with Vice President-elect
Kamala Harris serving as the tiebreaking vote come Jan. 20. Democrat Jon Ossoff
beat incumbent Sen. David Perdue, The Associated Press has called. Earlier on
Wednesday morning, Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock beat incumbent Sen. Kelly
Loeffler, The Associated Press has called. With Democrats taking control the
Senate, it could be relatively smooth sailing for President-elect Joe Biden’s
agenda, as NewsNation reported on Tuesday. A President Biden, with a
Democratic-controlled Congress, can be expected to move quickly on an agenda
that includes a much larger pandemic relief package, new action to address
climate change, racial justice reforms and higher taxes on the wealthy.
The most recent
50-50 Senate happened in the 2000 election. In a tied Senate, it’s expected
Vice President-elect could take a more prominent role as the presiding officer
of the upper body of Congress. With the Senate tied, Democrats will gain
control of the upper body of Congress with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris
will serve as the president of the Senate and act as the tie-breaking vote.
^ This will be
an interesting 2021. ^
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