06 Jan Impact of the Georgia Runoffs
Posted at 14:51h
in Monthly Outlooks
| The results of the two Georgia run-off elections are expected to lead to a 50-50 split in the Senate. On January 20th, Democrats will have control of the chamber with Vice President-elect Harris, who will be the president of the Senate, providing a 101st vote when needed to break ties. The last time this occurred was two decades ago in 2001 under President Bush, where Majority Leader Lott worked out a deal with Minority Leader Daschle on how the Senate would operate (committees and resources were evenly split and if there was a tie vote in committee on a bill it could be brought straight to the Floor). A lot has changed over the past twenty years (nuclear option, recent Supreme Court confirmation processes, etc.), so it will be interesting to see if expected Majority Leader Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Leader McConnell (R-KY) are able to achieve such comity in reaching a power-sharing agreement. |
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