.SenFettermanPA's hospitalization for clinical depression has brought VP back into the Senate limelight, reprising her role as a tiebreaker on a handful of votes on judicial nominations. This as Democrats look for ways to improve their 51-49 majority.
Democrats had lost the House in the midterm elections, meaning reconciliation bills such as the Inflation Reduction Act would no longer be possible in the 118th Congress. But the pickup allowed Democrats to scrap a power-sharing agreement with Republicans and run Senate committees on their terms.The win even buoyed hopes that stalled Biden nominations would now have the votes to pass.
It’s unclear how long Fetterman, who suffered a stroke on the campaign trail and continues to have audio processing problems, will be away. Still, his absence underscores how tenuous the Democrats' majority remains despite the midterm win. Fetterman's health problems have brought Vice President Kamala Harris back into the Senate limelight, reprising her role as a tiebreaker on a handful of votes on judicial nominations Tuesday and Wednesday.
Fetterman’s absence also buoys Republican odds of sending legislation to Biden's desk, something unheard of when Democrats controlled the lower chamber.
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