McConnell Re-Elected as US Senate

Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) will be the next Congress’ Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, and Sen. “Real change doesn’t take place on Capitol Hill”, he said.

“I’m proud to have an opportunity to be a part of our leadership team as Senate Democrats and our country move forward”, Baldwin said in a statement released via Twitter.

“Schumer is going to bring more energy and this upbeat attitude that we’re going to get things done”, Eric Herzik, chairman of the political science department at the University of Nevada, told USA Today.

On the day after the election last week, Trump made a phone call to Schumer. “Senator Schumer has not demonstrated the proper leadership here”. She said she is already backed by two-thirds of Democrats – more than enough to win. They will take place November 30 instead.

On Tuesday, House Republicans re-nominated Ryan by unanimous voice vote.

The chamber’s Democrats replaced their departing leader with Sen.

Senator Bernie Sanders, a former Democratic presidential candidate, said on Thursday he will help rebuild party support outside of Washington and craft a new economic message for all Americans.

While Schumer’s election is assured Wednesday, there could be a fight over who will be Democratic whip, the No. 2 job. He joined them in endorsing Rep. Keith Ellison’s candidacy for chair of the Democratic National Committee. Dianne Feinstein will fill that post on Judiciary as the Senate considers a Supreme Court nominee.

Other members of Schumer’s leadership team were also eager to strike a balance between working with Trump and fighting him. Sen. Chuck Schumer of NY is threatening political payback if congressional Republicans and President-elect Donald Trump try to undo President Barack Obama’s major legislative achievements.

McConnell and Schumer faced no opposition at separate closed meetings.

Republicans will hold a 52-48 advantage in the Senate in 2017-18. The 2018 election is a hard year for Democrats as they will be defending 25 seats and the Republicans will only have to defend eight. As such, Schumer and his Democrats will be the only backstop against Trump and the GOP next year when Republicans control both chambers of Congress and the White House.

Republicans senators on Wednesday re-elected Mitch McConnell to serve as Senate majority leader, while Democrats chose Charles Schumer as their leader. After the GOP took over the Senate in 2014, McConnell served as the Majority Leader.

McConnell also won another gambit: he refused to hold hearings on President Barack Obama’s nomination of Garland Merrick to the Supreme Court, breaking with precedent and saying the American people should have their say through the presidential election.

No other Democrat or Republican in the Senate has received more money from Trump than Schumer. Their selections of Sen. She will work under Schumer and side-by-side with Sen. At 74, McConnell is the longest-serving senator from Kentucky.

“None of those decisions have been made yet”, House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., told reporters.