4 hours agoDemocrats also provide majority in the House of Representatives
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(6 years ago)The Democratic Party has secured the majority in the House of Representatives, which is the lower House of Congress, though with smaller superiority over the Republican Party compared to the previous legislature, after winning at least 218 seats, reports the Associated Press. The Democrats secured the majority in this important body after the AP agency was [...]
The Democrats secured the majority in this important body after the AP agency declared three winners in late hours Tuesday. The winners of the seats are Kim Schrier in Washington, Tom O'halheron in Arizona and Jimmy Gomez in California.
Thus, the 435-seat institution will be controlled by the Democratic Party for another two years, but with smaller supremacy in relation to the rival party.
Before these elections, the Democrats had 232 seats in the House of Representatives, and Republicans 197. This will only be the second time since 1995 that the Democratic Party will have the majority in this body for four years in a row.
However, the Democrats failed to ensure a majority in the upper house of Congress in the Senate and lost some seats in the House of Representatives, offering the Republicans a good position to block important legislative initiatives of the new president.
Beden's hopes of turning its priorities into reality, such as expanding access to health care, combating climate change, and providing more aid during the pandemic will now depend heavily on the race for Senate in Georgia in January.
