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msongs

(67,413 posts) Fri Jan 22, 2021, 04:38 PM Jan 2021

are all senate committees now chaired by dems? or is mcconnell blocking this

various media sources differ and if mcconnell is defacto majority leader in reality

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are all senate committees now chaired by dems? or is mcconnell blocking this (Original Post) msongs Jan 2021 OP

Until new rules are adopted committees are running on last session rules when GOP was in majority Raven123 Jan 2021 #1

Another question Flo Mingo Jan 2021 #2

Good question. As far as I know, nothing. Raven123 Jan 2021 #3

Raven123

(4,844 posts)

1. Until new rules are adopted committees are running on last session rules when GOP was in majority

Reply to msongs (Original post)

Fri Jan 22, 2021, 04:44 PM

Jan 2021

Flo Mingo

(492 posts)

2. Another question

Reply to Raven123 (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 22, 2021, 04:51 PM

Jan 2021

Then what stops McConnell from refusing to agree on rules thus delaying Dem majority infinitely?

Raven123

(4,844 posts)

3. Good question. As far as I know, nothing.

Reply to Flo Mingo (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 04:25 PM

Jan 2021

I am not sure if the Senate has rules for a 50:50 split. Shumer wants to use the rules negotiated the last time this occurred. McConnell is simply being McConnell.

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