From Twitter- If Dems are majority, why are Republicans committee chairs?

[TrogL]

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[Demsrule86]

1. We have a 50 50 majority with VP breaking tie vote. We have the right to bring legislation

up with out a majority of the vote.

[TrogL]

2. Errr...that's not an answer

[tinrobot]

3. Because we haven't yet passed the organizing resolution.

At the beginning of a new Congress, the Senate adopts an organizing resolution listing committee ratios, committee membership, and other agreements between the parties on the operation of the Senate. Typically a routine matter approved by unanimous consent agreement, on occasions when the Senate has been closely divided, the organizing resolution has provoked fierce debate.

https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Origins_OrganizingResolution.htm

McConnell has been running interference on it, plus we need to figure out how to handle the filibuster.

[TrogL]

4. Excellent. Thank you