Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared Democrats the winners of two Georgia runoff races and a sweep of Congress for their party.
Schumer, a New York Democrat, also declared himself the new Senate majority leader, although only one of the two races has been called for Democrats.
“It feels like a brand new day,” Schumer said in a statement. “For the first time in six years, Democrats will operate a majority in the United States Senate — and that will be very good for the American people.”
Schumer pledged to use his role as the majority leader to work with incoming President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Schumer said the two “will have a partner who is ready, willing and able to help achieve a forward-looking agenda and deliver help and bold change to the American people.”
Democrat Raphael Warnock has been declared the winner over Sen. Kelly Loeffler, a Republican, but the race between Democrat Jon Ossoff and former Sen. David Perdue is considered too close to call.
Sen. Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican and current majority leader, has not commented on the two races.
If Ossoff wins, Democrats will control 50 Senate seats and will be able to achieve a majority with the vote of Harris. Harris and Biden will be sworn in on Jan. 20.
Pelosi issued her own statement claiming victory in Georgia. Democrats control the House and will be able to finally pass agenda items in a Senate run by Democrats, she said in a statement.
“Together, in under two weeks when we inaugurate the new Biden-Harris Administration, a unified Democratic Party will advance extraordinary progress For The People,” the California Democrat said. “We will pursue a science and values-based plan to crush the virus and deliver relief to struggling families, safeguard the right to quality affordable health care and launch a plan to Build Back Better powered by fair economic growth.”
