Elected in the November elections, the new composition US Congress has begun work in Sunday, November 3rd. The House of Representatives held its first session, and the Senate, control over which has not yet been determined, gathered for the session. This was reported by RIA Novosti .
The Democrats retained control over the House of Representatives, albeit in a weakened form, they have 222 votes against 211 from the Republicans. In one district, the winner has yet to be determined, and in another, Congressman-elect Luke Letlow died shortly before the session began due to coronavirus. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to be re-elected for another two-year term.
The general session of the Congress will be held on January 6. It should confirm the candidacy of the country’s elected president Joe Biden . In addition, the Democrats intend in the near future to again raise the issue of direct payments to Americans at two thousand dollars per person in the Senate, they are intended for people with an income of less than 75 thousand dollars a year. On December 29, the House of Representatives approved this idea.
On December 28, the incumbent US President Donald Trump signed a bill on a large-scale aid package for the American economy. The amount of the payment will increase from $ 600 to $ 2,000, and for children they will no longer distribute $ 300, but $ 600. The new package of support will be the largest after the US authorities adopted at the height of the first wave of the pandemic: in March, the US government allocated $ 1.8 trillion to fight the crisis. Then 70 million Americans received payments of $ 1,200.