She has voted a handful of times in the Senate since the election, including to pass a coronavirus stimulus package, override Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act and to certify her Electoral College victory and reject Republican objections to two states’ results. … [Read more...] about Kamala Harris to resign Senate seat Monday ahead of inauguration
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Vice President-elect Harris to resign her Senate seat Monday
Biden was the last sitting senator to be elected vice president. He resigned his Delaware post on Jan. 15, 2009, five days before he and Barack Obama were inaugurated. Obama, a senator at the time of his election, had resigned his Illinois seat two months before Biden. … [Read more...] about Vice President-elect Harris to resign her Senate seat Monday
Even With The Filibuster, Slim Democratic Control Of Congress Keeps Biden’s Agenda Alive
Some Democrats have pushed to abolish the filibuster altogether, allowing any legislation to pass with a simple majority. But doing so requires a majority of the Senate to vote in favor, and West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin has already said he will not vote to do so, meaning that the filibuster is unlikely to go anywhere as long as the Senate remains 50-50. … [Read more...] about Even With The Filibuster, Slim Democratic Control Of Congress Keeps Biden’s Agenda Alive
Leslie Marshall: Are Democratic congressional leaders too old? AOC and Pelosi have very different views
While AOC’s complaints draw media attention, Pelosi says many House members are being groomed for leadership Pelosi’s comment about other young House members not getting as much attention as AOC is accurate. There have been criticisms about the amount of time Ocasio-Cortez spends on social media and how she elevates her own image and her own name. That criticism does not just come from Republicans. … [Read more...] about Leslie Marshall: Are Democratic congressional leaders too old? AOC and Pelosi have very different views
Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris To Step Down From Senate Seat On Monday
Harris will also use two Bibles for the swearing-in, one of which belonged to the first Black Supreme Court justice, Thurgood Marshall. The other belonged to Mrs. Regina Shelton, who was like a second mother to Harris and her sister Maya, when they grew up in Berkeley. … [Read more...] about Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris To Step Down From Senate Seat On Monday
