More 'Blue' Congress to Tackle Education
President-elect Obama can look forward to working with a beefed-up Democratic majority in Congress when he seeks to enact his education agenda after taking office in January.
After last week’s elections, the Senate will have at least 55 Democrats plus two independents who currently caucus with the party. The outcomes of races in three states were still unclear late last week, according to the Associated Press . The current Senate has 49 Democrats and the two independents, giving the party a slim, 51-seat majority.
In the House of Representatives, Democrats will gain at least 18 seats, with the outcome of at least one race still unclear last week, according to the AP. The House had 235 Democrats and 199 Republicans going into the Nov. 4...
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