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Senate Democrats Will Now Have 51 Votes Instead of 50
Senate Democrats will now have 51 votes instead of 50. That means they can organize the Congress and set up committees without having to deal with Mitch McConnell. It's not like we could be passing a whole bunch of legislation that is subject to the filibuster, but in terms of nominees, the fact that we can now lose one matters a lot.