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Delay in power-sharing pact leaves Senate in limbo
“It’s kind of goofy at the moment,” says the No. 2 Senate Republican.
As Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell negotiate a power sharing agreement for a 50-50 Senate, committee assignments are still up in the air. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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Democrats are in control of the Senate. But Sen. Ron Johnson is still leading the Homeland Security Committee, even though he s term-limited and in the minority.
It s the latest complication of the 50-50 Senate split.
“I’m still chairman,” the Wisconsin Republican said this week. “They haven’t hung my picture in the cloakroom yet so that’s a sign I guess.”
House Poised to Send Trump Impeachment Article to Senate, Durbin Says
The House of Representatives will likely send the article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump to the Senate by the end of the week, a top Senate Democrat said on Jan. 21.
“They will be sending it over to us in a day or two, I imagine. We have to decide how to work it into a very busy calendar. But it is a priority,” Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said during a virtual appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters on Jan. 21 that it’s up to Pelosi as to when the article will be transmitted.
Democrats Oppose McConnell Demand To Preserve The Filibuster
The standoff over rules in the 50-50 Senate has denied Democrats control over committees, which nominations and legislation must clear.
Senate Democrats are voicing opposition to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) push to ensure the filibuster endures the next two years, a rule that would allow Republicans to block much of President Joe Biden’s broad legislative agenda.
“Unfortunately, we’re not going to give him what he wishes. If you did that then there would be just unbridled use of it,” Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) told reporters on Thursday.