OAN Staff James Myers
2:52 PM – Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Even though Democrats formally lost control of the Senate in January, Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer was unanimously reelected on Tuesday to serve as Senate majority leader for two more years.
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At the party's internal conference, Democrats largely maintained the status quo in party leadership, with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) replacing outgoing Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) as a member of the Steering and Policy Committee. Promoted to chief. ) located on slate No.3.
“I am honored and humbled to have been chosen by my colleagues to continue to lead Senate Democrats at this critical time for our country,” Schumer (D-N.Y.) said in a statement.
“As I have said for some time, our priority is to ensure bipartisan solutions wherever possible and to work with our Republican colleagues to find ways to support working families,” he said. continued. “But my Republican colleagues must make no mistake on this point. We will always stand by our values.”
Sen. Cory Booker (DN.J.) will chair the newly created Strategic Communications Committee.
The Democratic Party members who retained their positions are as follows: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-Virginia) will serve as vice chairs of the conference. Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vermont, Virginia) becomes Outreach Chair. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) will serve as Vice Chair for Outreach. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) becomes conference secretary. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) were appointed deputy conference secretaries.
This follows Democrats suffering a crushing defeat in the aftermath of the 2024 election cycle, losing control of the White House, the Senate, and the House of Representatives.
“Our caucus led the way in passing historic legislation that will improve the lives of millions of Americans, and we remain focused on tackling the most pressing challenges facing our country.” Schumer reflected on the party's performance.
“We have a lot of work ahead of us, both in the Senate and as a nation, and this coming Congress, our caucus will continue to fight for what’s best for America’s working class. .”
Meanwhile, the next Senate will have 53 seats held by Republicans and 47 held by Democrats or independents.
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