Adding a Senate seat in the Dec. 6 Georgia runoff would give Democrats more investigative resources
Democrats have already clinched control of the Senate, but the difference between 50 and 51 seats will play a major role in their ability to counter the new House Republican majority's priority: investigations. and — crucially — nearly unilateral power to issue subpoenas without Republican buy-in.
That means Democratic committee chairs would no longer have to seek bipartisan support to issue subpoenas compelling witness testimony or the production of documents.Democratic senators on key committees like the Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations are already preparing to add more counsel to their staff in expectation of a larger budget.
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