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Wed Feb 3, 2021, 09:33 AM Feb 2021

Majority Leader Schumer finally got the gavels for Dem committee chairmanships- Announcement... [View all]

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.







(The Hill) :




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.







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."
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Excellent! Going to watch the stream now.... servermsh Feb 2021 #1
thanks for the link bigtree Feb 2021 #5
Why it took this long is beyond me. Aviation Pro Feb 2021 #2
stuff like budgets needed to be worked out bigtree Feb 2021 #6
Dems got this done as quickly as they could StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #15
The Organizing Resolution can be filibustered localroger Feb 2021 #18
They better have gotten jack shit. liberalmuse Feb 2021 #3
Hooray!Our senator Chris Coons said yesterday it would happen in a day or two and I believed him. Walleye Feb 2021 #4
yep bigtree Feb 2021 #8
Hey Chuck, make sure to clean those gavels thoroughly before you touch 'em. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #7
just get new gavels bigtree Feb 2021 #9
I think ReTHUGs thought the insurrectionist in chief was still going to pull off the coup malaise Feb 2021 #10
they saw the writing on the wall bigtree Feb 2021 #11
Looking forward to our new AG - Merrick Garland! UpInArms Feb 2021 #12
Buh bye Traildogbob Feb 2021 #14
Finally! I want justice for those criminal Reeps! ananda Feb 2021 #17
If the Reps ever take the Senate back Johnny2X2X Feb 2021 #13
About fucking time. Call Merrick Garland to the committee this afternoon. SoonerPride Feb 2021 #16
I can hardly wait for the hearings eleny Feb 2021 #19
Does Schumer now get the large corner office??? Fla Dem Feb 2021 #20
Good news but, really, is the only way to inform us is via twits? question everything Feb 2021 #21
I'm guessing that in-house polling showed the GOP the lay of the land. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #22
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