The new United States Congress was installed today. The 435 members of the House of Representatives, which has a Democratic majority, with just 10 seats, were sworn in.
And before Vice President Mike Pence, 98 senators took office, most of them, 53, Republicans.
In accordance with the 20th amendment to the constitution, the 117th Congress of the United States is formalized, with this session in the House of Representatives, ”said Cherley Johnson, a Democratic US congressman.
38 of the congressmen are Latino, among them Chicago Democrat Jesús García, born in Durango, Mexico.
Extraordinary elections will be held in Georgia on Tuesday to define the 2 senators for that state. To back their respective candidates, President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, as well as President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, will visit Georgia on Monday.
Biden won, but we have to make the Senate a Democrat, because if not, Biden won’t be able to do much, “explained Sukari Johnson, spokeswoman for the Democratic Party in Georgia, USA.
In the House of Representatives, with a female majority, the veteran congresswoman from California, Nancy Pelosi, was reelected this Sunday as president of this legislative body.
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