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The 117th Congress of the United States was launched on the 3rd (local time), which will be responsible for legislative action for the next two years and will control the executive branch.
The Senate and the House of Representatives, which were elected in the parliamentary elections held in conjunction with the 11th and 3rd presidential elections last year, began their official terms in parliament convened at noon that day.
The Republican Party and the Democratic Party, which have clashed in the 116th Congress for the past two years in conjunction with the second half of President Donald Trump’s term, will face three clashes right after his inauguration in the 117th Congress. .
Congress anticipates verifying the results of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory at the joint Senate-Home meeting on the 6th.
However, some Republican lawmakers have said they will appeal.
Assemblyman Mo Brooks announced his intention to file the objection earlier and Senator Josh Howley declared his involvement.
Eleven Republican senators, including the young Ted Cruz, issued a statement the day before and announced that they would oppose the results of the electoral vote, which Biden-elect won in the joint meeting.
Biden won the 11th and 3rd presidential elections, and in the state election vote, a formal procedure that reflects this, he won with 306 to 232 people, according to the results of the presidential elections.
The final procedure, the joint meeting of two chambers, will certify the results and announce the winners.
At this time, if at least one objection is raised by one or more of the Senate and House of Representatives, it is decided by debate whether to exclude from the certification the electoral group vote in a specific state. A majority vote is required to invalidate the count.
However, the public opinion is that there is virtually no possibility of passing an objection despite opposition from some of the Republicans. In the House of Representatives, the Democratic Party is the majority, and the Republican-led Senate is also negative to the objection.
The 117th Congress intensified the competition between the two parties for Senate and House leadership.
In the House of Representatives, the Democratic Party showed more than 30 seats over Republicans in the 116th Congress, but in the new Congress, the gap has narrowed dramatically to 222 versus 211. Of the total of 435 seats, one seat is undecided and One seat is vacant because the Republican-elect passed away from complications from the recent coronavirus infection (Corona 19).
The Senate has also been run by the Republican Party, but Georgia’s final two-seat vote remains 50 Republicans and 48 Democrats in the 117th Congress.
In the final vote to be held on the 5th, the Republican Party retains the majority by winning only one place. If the Democratic Party has both seats, the vice president, the president of the Senate, can exercise a casting boat and lead the Democratic Party.
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