Steny Hoyer predicts Democratic sweep but delayed election results

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House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told reporters he is confident that Democrats can win up to 15 additional seats in the Nov. 3 election, which would give them a much wider majority over the GOP and ensure easy passage of Obamacare expansion, climate change legislation, and other key party agenda items.

“I am very confident that we are going to expand our membership in the House of Representatives,” the Maryland Democrat predicted Tuesday. “And we’ll expand our membership in the United States Senate, take control of the Senate, and Joe Biden is going to win.”

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