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Overnight, Ronald Klain, the new White House chief of staff, has expressed how pleased he was with the first day of the Biden administration – thanking everyone who made it possible.
What a day. What a day. Thanks to every planner, staffer, volunteer, participant — and viewer — who made this renewal of our democracy possible.
So so much work to be done — so much.
But a great start.
Here’s a reminder that it wasn’t just the presidency that changed hands yesterday. With the swearing in of Rev. Raphael Warnock, Jon Ossoff and Alex Padilla, the Senate chamber is now tied at 50-50 between the parties.
Democratic control of the Senate is crucial to President Biden’s agenda, from getting his coronavirus relief proposal passed to forgiving student debt.
After more than 20 years in the Senate, Chuck Schumer will be taking the Majority leader position from Sen. Mitch McConnell, who became majority leader in 2015.
