Georgia's GOP Governor Under Fire After US Senate Losses
- by Joy Garcia
- in Medicine
- — Jan 9, 2021
"It is with humility that I thank the people of Georgia for electing me to serve you in the United States Senate", Ossoff said after The Associated Press declared him the victor.
According to Kris Krane, founder and president of 4Front Ventures, the parent company of Mission Dispensaries, the Democrats taking control of the Senate "changes things completely".
Historically, single-party control of Congress and the White House comes with a sting in the tail in the following midterm elections-so Biden has little over 18 months to take full advantage. With Congress poised for Democratic majorities in both chambers, the Biden administration now faces an easier road to appointing Cabinet members and pushing through legislative priorities until at least the 2022 mid-term elections.
"Budget reconciliation offers Schumer and the Democrats the chance to enact meaningful and significant policies early in the Biden presidency", said Matt House, a consultant and former Schumer aide.
Dooley said she and other Trump supporters are recruiting candidates to challenge Kemp and other Republican officials deemed disloyal to Trump.
"You've got to give yourself an 18-month window", said state Rep. Calvin Smyre of Columbus, the legislature's longest-serving Democrat. Biden also won the state, becoming the first Democratic presidential nominee to do so since Bill Clinton in 1996.
"We know clean energy supports millions of jobs in the United States and it can support millions more", as well as saving money and improving people's health, she told an online event in November.
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Stone was convicted of repeatedly lying to Congress during the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. The U.S. defense official told the AP that Bowser put in the request for the National Guard activation on December 31.
Raffensperger told CNN he would complete the process "as soon as we can" but did not commit to an exact date. "They can help me find my new office".
Krane predicts that the SAFE Banking Act will make it through Congress as standalone legislation much quicker than a descheduling bill like the MORE Act will, as lawmakers may see banking reform as low-hanging fruit that Republicans can throw support behind.
Such "green strings" on stimulus cash will be needed to help drive effective climate action in the United States and globally, climate analysts say.
A Covid stimulus package could dole out spending to power storage, upgrades to the nation's grid and electric vehicle charging infrastructure, said Alden Meyer, a senior associate with the London-based research group E3G. "He gets this, he feels this in his bones". David Perdue by 0.83 percent; Warnock leads incumbent Republican Sen. But Biden has opposed doing that, and Democratic senator Chuck Schumer of NY, poised to become the new majority leader, was noncommittal this past week.
If passed, the MORE Act is expected to encourage investors and larger corporate entities that have previously been hesitant to become involved in the USA cannabis industry due to federal prohibition, potentially providing a boost to the sector and the wider economy.
The coalition closely resembles the one that narrowly handed Georgia's Electoral College votes to Biden in November, making him the first Democratic presidential candidate to win the state in nearly three decades. We need to have people representing us at every level of government, " said Thomas County Democratic Party Chair Brenda Griffin.
"At some point, the desire to just stay the course - because they see the future on the wall and because it's good for their bottom line - will become so strong it will provide the political momentum for the U.S.to move toward a decarbonized economy", she predicted.
