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Analysis - Narrow Democratic majorities in Congress could limit ambitious Biden agenda
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden will get the Democratic Congress he sought after his party’s stunning success in Georgia, but his expansive legislative agenda on issues such as healthcare and climate change cannot be assured a smooth ride.
FILE PHOTO: Democratic presidential candidate and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks with Senator Chuck Schumer at a ceremony for the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City, New York, U.S., September 11, 2020. Amr Alfiky/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Wins by Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff for the state’s two U.S. Senate seats in Tuesday’s runoff elections will give the party control of both chambers in Congress and the White House.
What Kamala Harris Has Said About $2,000 Stimulus Checks for Americans Newsweek 12/31/2020 Natalie Colarossi © NICHOLAS KAMM/Getty Vice-President elect Kamala Harris has long advocated for increasing direct payments to Americans suffering from the coronavirus pandemic. Here, Harris speaks during an event at The Queen in Wilmington, Delaware, on December 23, 2020.
While Congress remains embattled over raising stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has supported the prospect of increasing direct payments for qualifying Americans.
Harris has long advocated for passing a heftier round of stimulus and previously urged Congress to pass a bill that would give Americans up to $2,000 in checks per month, rather than just a one-time payment.