One is short-term and is admittedly unlikely, but it involves the ability of the new House to vote remotely by proxy. It means control over committees, with their agendas and staff, and the ability to hold hearings, including investigations. It means the bully pulpit that comes with titles like speaker and senate majority leader. It may sound paradoxical, but having the House majority will become even more consequential if Democrats win both of Georgia’s Senate seats in the Jan. 5 runoffs. But even if the Democrats’ Senate deficit is 51-49 or 52-48, covid-19 will make the numbers more shaky than we usually find.

Source: Washington Post December 17, 2020 00:11 UTC