In the article titled "Republicans Say They'll Act Fast to Push Agenda," author Carl Hulse discusses how the new Republican-controlled Senate is planning to take action early on several key issues including the Keystone XL pipeline, health care, and immigration. Senator John Thune said, “We have sort of laid down the marker, and we need to follow through.” The vote on the pipeline is scheduled to take place on Thursday, following a Senate Energy Committee hearing on Wednesday. Republicans are also hoping to change the definition of a full-time worker from 40 hours to 30 hours to reduce the number of people on the health care plan.
This is the first time in 8 years that Republicans have controlled both the House and Senate, so it will be interesting to see if they are able to pass more laws and help lower the nation's debt. However, they will still need a 2/3 majority to override a veto from President Obama.
I think it will be beneficial for the country to have a Republican-controlled Congress to hopefully reverse our growing debt. I also enjoyed seeing a quote from John Thune in the second paragraph of the article, and I will be looking for more quotes by him in the future.
I agree that this plan needs to go through. Since the GOP does control Congress right now, I think we can get this bill passed or else we are going to be in a world of hurt once OPEC decides to spike oil prices up. I'm nervous but excited to see how this is going to evolve.
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