Stories tagged: "congress"
State Senator Jennifer McClellan has been declared the winner of the special election held today in Virginia’s fourth congressional district, which is made up of parts of Richmond, Colonial Heights, Petersburg, and Emporia.
The new Republican-controlled House has thus far failed six separate times to elect a House Speaker—the first time such a debacle has occurred since 1923. Until the new Congress elects a speaker, the House cannot assign members to committees, introduce or vote on legislation, help constituents, or even swear in members.
After all 27,900 ballots were counted by hand, state Sen. Jennifer McClellan has been declared the winner of Tuesday’s primary to be the Democratic candidate for an upcoming February special election to fill the congressional seat left vacant by the recent death of Rep. Donald McEachin.
Since Morrissey’s views on abortion align more closely with his Republican colleagues than with those of the party he belongs to, his election could mean a potential nationwide abortion ban.
Between Republicans’ economic agenda, spurious investigations, and threatened impeachments, the House is looking at a busy but unproductive year.
