Friday, January 8, 2021
This Week’s Dose
The 116th Congress came to an end with passage of coronavirus (COVID-19) relief and government funding legislation, and the 117th Congress was sworn in. With victories in two Georgia runoff elections, Democrats will take control of the Senate, giving President-elect Joe Biden unified, albeit extremely narrow control of Congress. The House and Senate certified Biden’s Electoral College victory.
Congress
The 117th Congress Convened with Narrow Democratic Control of Both Chambers. Newly elected members were sworn in on January 3, kicking off the 117th Congress. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was reelected to her post as Speaker of the House of Representatives with the closest vote in recent history, underscoring the razor thin margin with which Democrats control the chamber. In Georgia, Democratic candidates for Senate Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff narrowly defeated Republican incumbents Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, giving
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