The top two Senate leaders are nearing a power-sharing agreement to hash out how the evenly divided chamber will operate, with Democrats in charge of setting the schedule but both parties likely to hold an equal number of seats on Senate committees, according to sources familiar with the talks.

CNN Tweet text: The top two Senate leaders are nearing a power-sharing agreement to hash out how the divided chamber will operate, with Democrats in charge of setting the schedule but both parties likely to hold an equal number of seats on Senate committees, sources say

  • CanYouFeelItMrKrabs [any, he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Apperantly this is the same as what happened in 2001 when the Senate was last tied

    Keep in mind that tied votes go through the committee, so Republicans can't block anything in a committee even if they have equal seats

      • garbology [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        you need a majority vote on the committee right?

        no, tied votes pass.

      • CanYouFeelItMrKrabs [any, he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Part of this power sharing agreement is that tied votes pass. This is what happened in 2001 I think when the Senate was last split.