BREAKING: ABC News reports that Democrats are projected to retain control of the United States Senate.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s victory in Nevada on Saturday clinched the chamber for Democrats, giving them the 50 seats needed regardless of the outcome of next month’s runoff election in Georgia.
Despite having the slimmest of possible Senate majorities -- 50 caucus members and Vice President Kamala Harris as the tie-breaking vote -- Democrats in Biden's first two years were able to pass some of their key priorities.They gained enough bipartisan support to pass a sweeping infrastructure investment bill, the first major gun legislation in decades and legislation boosting domestic production of computer chips.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a news conference following the weekly Caucus Meeting with Senate Democrats at the Capitol, Aug. 2, 2022."Folks, I'm not buying that we're in trouble," Biden had told reporters just days before the midterms.
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