The Georgia runoff election between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker is key to the balance of power in the Senate.
Herschel Walker, GOP candidate for the U.S. Senate for Georgia.
The Republican leader finally relented after two Democratic senators — West Virginia’s Joe Manchin III and Arizona’s Kyrsten Sinema — made it clear they would not support such a move on the filibuster.Committees are now evenly split between the two parties due to the 50-50 power-sharing deal. This often creates extra steps when a committee vote is tied, forcing Democrats to hold votes on the Senate floor to move ahead with bills or nominees.
“It’s always better with 51, because we’re in a situation where you don’t have to have an even makeup of the committees,” Biden said. “And so that’s why it’s important, mostly. But it’s just simply better. The bigger the numbers, the better.”The extra seat would also give Democrats the ability to pass bills while losing one vote within their caucus — a luxury they haven’t had over the last two years.
A rules change under former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid a decade ago allowed the Senate to pass judges with only a simple majority, or 51 votes. Winning Warnock’s seat would make that process easier and more expedient.
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