Majority Leader Schumer finally got the gavels for Dem committee chairmanships- Announcement...

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Mike DeBonis @mikedebonis 15m
NEWS: Per 2 Senate aides, Schumer & McConnell have finally reached deal on organizing resolution -- meaning Dems will finally get gavels two weeks after securing the Senate majority. Schumer about to announce on floor.

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Jennifer Bendery @jbendery 3m
"It means committees can promptly set up and get to work with Democrats holding the gavels," Schumer says on the Senate floor.

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Ali Zaslav @alizaslav 2m
SCHUMER says "The Democratic caucus has announced its committee memberships for the next two years" and he's "confident our members are ready to hit the ground running on the most important issues that face our country."

[servermsh]

1. Excellent! Going to watch the stream now....

Stream is here:
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/floor_activity_pail.htm

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5. thanks for the link

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[Aviation Pro]

2. Why it took this long is beyond me.

51-50 is just as good as 100-0.

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6. stuff like budgets needed to be worked out

...but you're right about the outcome.

[StarfishSaver]

15. Dems got this done as quickly as they could

Things move slowly in the Senate.

[localroger]

18. The Organizing Resolution can be filibustered

They need 60 votes. They are using reconciliation to pass COVID relief, which can't be filibustered, and they can do that with 51.

[liberalmuse]

3. They better have gotten jack shit.

Democrats need to go ruthless on these traitors.

[Walleye]

4. Hooray!Our senator Chris Coons said yesterday it would happen in a day or two and I believed him.

Senator Coons does not do bullshit

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8. yep

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[lagomorph777]

7. Hey Chuck, make sure to clean those gavels thoroughly before you touch 'em.

All those COVID-infested Qpublicans with blood on their hands have been touching those.

And then there's Mitch's case of Newt Gangrene - who knows if it's contagious?

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9. just get new gavels

...you can't clean the last decade of filth from them.

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[malaise]

10. I think ReTHUGs thought the insurrectionist in chief was still going to pull off the coup

Now they know this will not happen.
Elections have consequences.

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11. they saw the writing on the wall

...Chuck wasn't waiting for them to accept reality. He really wants this bad.

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[UpInArms]

12. Looking forward to our new AG - Merrick Garland!

Yeah!

[Traildogbob]

14. Buh bye

Lindsay Glam. We’re gonna need you to move down to the basement closets.

[ananda]

17. Finally! I want justice for those criminal Reeps!

ALL OF THEM

[Johnny2X2X]

13. If the Reps ever take the Senate back

We should hold out on this too, to the exact number of days Reps did. Reps don't care one bit about Democracy or fair play.

[SoonerPride]

16. About fucking time. Call Merrick Garland to the committee this afternoon.

Call Merrick Garland to the committee this afternoon.

[eleny]

19. I can hardly wait for the hearings

[Fla Dem]

20. Does Schumer now get the large corner office???

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21. Good news but, really, is the only way to inform us is via twits?

[BobTheSubgenius]

22. I'm guessing that in-house polling showed the GOP the lay of the land.

People - at least ones with intellectual horsepower enough to out-think cream of wheat - know that there are issues that are beyond critical, and just want them DONE. "Gloat about your part in it later - my family needs to eat."

Being obstructionist and being seen as obstructionist about SCOTUS nominations, for example? WAY down the list, when it comes to issues like feeding people.

People that purposely delay that, especially for strictly political posturing, may well find themselves with a whole lot of extra time on their hands in the not too distant future.