1 month ago | By My Sanantonio

WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced an agreement Wednesday with Republicans to organize the evenly split chamber, ending a weekslong standoff that prevented the new Democratic majority from setting up some operations and soured relations at the start of the congressional session.
Schumer, D-N.Y., said that he and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky had agreed on committee ratios and other details in the 50-50 chamber, where Democrats have the slim edge because Vice President Kamala Harris is a tie-breaking vote.
Senators can now promptly “get to...
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Schumer and McConnell agree to organizing resolution for 50-50 Senate

1 month ago | By Politico

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday that he and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have reached a deal on a power-sharing agreement for governing the upper chamber.
The final agreement on the so-called organizing resolution for the evenly-split Senate allows Democrats to take control of committees and comes after weeks of negotiation between the two leaders.
“I am happy to report this morning that the leadership of both parties have finalized the organizing resolution for the Senate,” Schumer said. “We will pass the resolution through the Senate today, which means...
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Senate reaches 50-50 power sharing deal between Schumer, McConnell

1 month ago | By New York Post

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday said he and Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell reached a power-sharing agreement for the evenly split Senate.
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