January 7, 2021 6:12 AM By Brandon Lee
Democrats, holding the slimmest-possible majority in the Senate, will set the health-care agenda in the new Congress but face an uphill battle in sending major legislation to the presidentâs desk.
President-elect Joe Biden has vowed to build on the Affordable Care Act by expanding its insurance subsidies and creating a government-run insurance plan. Those ideas face strong political headwinds.
Election runoff victories by Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock give Democrats control of Senate confirmations of political and judicial nominees. The bar is higher for passing legislation: Democrats must keep their caucus unified and win the support of 10 Republicans, unless they turn to budget tricks or change Senate rules.
Trump Pledges an Orderly Transition to a Biden Presidency Bloomberg 1/7/2021 Josh Wingrove
(Bloomberg) President Donald Trump, minutes after Congress certified President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory and hours after Trump supporters broke into the Capitol, pledged “an orderly transition.”
“Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th,” Trump said in a statement posted on Twitter by his aide Dan Scavino early Thursday morning.
Trump’s statement came as staff resigned and as congressional allies abandoned him in the aftermath of a mob of his supporters laying siege to the Capitol on Wednesday.
Trump Pledges an Orderly Transition to a Biden Presidency Bloomberg 1/7/2021 Josh Wingrove
(Bloomberg) President Donald Trump, minutes after Congress certified President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory and hours after Trump supporters broke into the Capitol, pledged “an orderly transition.”
“Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th,” Trump said in a statement posted on Twitter by his aide Dan Scavino early Thursday morning.
Trump’s statement came as staff resigned and as congressional allies abandoned him in the aftermath of a mob of his supporters laying siege to the Capitol on Wednesday.
Trump Pledges an Orderly Transition to a Biden Presidency Bloomberg 1/7/2021 Josh Wingrove
(Bloomberg) President Donald Trump, minutes after Congress certified President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory and hours after Trump supporters broke into the Capitol, pledged “an orderly transition.”
“Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th,” Trump said in a statement posted on Twitter by his aide Dan Scavino early Thursday morning.
Trump’s statement came as staff resigned and as congressional allies abandoned him in the aftermath of a mob of his supporters laying siege to the Capitol on Wednesday.
Trump pledges orderly transition to Biden presidency
Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg News U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Save America Rally near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. , Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg
President Donald Trump, minutes after Congress certified President-elect Joe Bidenâs Electoral College Victory and hours after Trump supporters broke into the Capitol, pledged âan orderly transition.â
âEven though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th,â Trump said in a statement posted on Twitter by his aide Dan Scavino early Thursday morning.