The Republican Party is going to take control of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the United States Congress. They now have 218 seats in the lower house after winning California's 27th congressional seat. Congress was divided by this. Because, although the Republicans won the House of Representatives, the control of the upper house, the Senate, remained in the hands of the ruling Democrats.
Voting in the US midterm elections takes place on November 8. Republicans hoped that there would be a 'red wave' in this election. They will win both houses of Congress by a good margin. But the wave did not come as they expected. Not only did they not get control of the Senate, on the contrary, they won the House of Representatives, but their seat gap with the Democrats is not much.
Total seats in the House of Representatives are 435. Results of 429 seats are available so far. Out of this, the Republican Party secured the majority by getting 218 seats. And the Democratic Party got 211 seats. Republicans are taking control of the lower house next January.
After regaining control of the House of Representatives, House Republican leader and future Speaker Kevin McCarthy wrote in a tweet that the United States is ready to walk a new path. The leaders of the Republican Party of the House of Representatives are ready to do this work.
Although the margin is small, the Republican Party will have the opportunity to block various bills of the administration of President Joe Biden. Apart from this, the opposition camp will have the opportunity to investigate various issues of his administration and family to damage the image of the Democratic Party and Biden.
Earlier, Democrats controlled the House of Representatives. At that time, the Democrats brought two impeachment proposals against the Republican former President Donald Trump in the House of Representatives. It is believed that the Republican Party will start an investigation to take such action against Biden. The Biden administration, his son Hunter Biden's business dealings with China and other countries, may be investigated by the House. In addition, the Republican Party will have the opportunity to block any agenda of Biden in the House of Representatives, including the funding of the central government and the military. The party can also take steps on international issues, such as reducing aid to Ukraine. However, in order to take such a step, all the Republican leaders of the House of Representatives must be united. By losing control of the House of Representatives, Biden's power will decrease even a little. However, he congratulated the Republican Party last Wednesday. Congratulating Kevin McCarthy, he said, ;I am ready to work with the opposition on any issue. The people of the United States want us to work for them.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made the statement after control of the House of Representatives passed to the Republican Party. He said House Democrats will play a key role in passing any of Biden's agenda.
Because of the split electorate.
Congress has returned to its pre-2020 status through this midterm election. Voters are divided into two groups based on two issues.
Prices of daily necessities have increased in the US market. The price of fuel has increased. The rent has increased. The Republican Party has taken this opportunity of inflation in the midterm elections. The party attacked the Democrats on these issues. On the other hand, the Democrats got an opportunity on the abortion law issue. In June, the US Supreme Court overturned a nearly five-decade-old law granting abortion rights. Then protests began across the United States. Swing voters flocked to the Democrat camp on this issue.
According to an Edison Research opinion poll, inflation was the top issue this time among one-third of US voters. And one-fourth of voters this time voted with the issue of abortion law in mind. And 61 percent of voters opposed the repeal of this law.
You must be logged in to post a comment.