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WASHINGTON – Democrats recaptured control of the U.S. Senate by winning both Georgia seats up for election Tuesday, giving the party complete control of Congress and President-elect Joe Biden a much easier path to carry out his legislative agenda on climate change, health care and racial justice.
Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock narrowly defeated Republicans David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, who were both seeking reelection. Warnock was named the winner early Wednesday, followed by Ossoff Wednesday evening.
With the Democratic victories, the Senate will be evenly divided between 50 Republicans and 50 Democrats. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be able to break ties when she assumes office on Jan. 20. Democrats have not held a majority in the Senate since 2014, and House Democrats efforts to pass legislation have been thwarted by the Republican-controlled Senate.
Trump Makes Statement to Capitol Protesters, Calls on Them to ‘Go Home Now’
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on protesters who were amassed near the U.S. Capitol building during the joint session of Congress to go home, while asserting that the election was stolen from him.
“You have to go home now. We have to have peace. We have to have law and order and great people in law [enforcement],” Trump said in a video address.
Trump asserted that the election was “fraudulent,” but stipulated that Capitol protesters “can’t play into the hands of these people … we have to have peace.”
McConnell blocks vote for $2,000 stimulus checks, calls plan socialism for rich people
and last updated 2020-12-31 18:47:54-05
WASHINGTON (LEX 18) â As stimulus checks are slowly hitting the bank accounts of many people in Kentucky, the question is: will this $600 be all of it?
The answer is probably.
Even though the House quickly passed the CASH Act on Monday, the bill ran into trouble in the Senate. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will not give the bill a vote.
The bill would boost $600 stimulus payments to $2,000 for Americans who make less than $75,000 per year. However, on Thursday - for the third day in a row - McConnell said no to a vote.
While President Trump and some Republican governors are pushing to reopen the country soon, Democrats are much more cautious as they see a looming disaster if America ends the shutdown early: Trump getting credit for a growing economy. "Right.