U.S. midterm elections: Here’s why the stakes for Canadians are much the same
And while a Republican-controlled Congress would surely aim to undo the Democratic agenda, Biden’s $369-billion climate and energy spending measures are likely safe, considering a repeal would require a presidential signature.
Democrats are discussing whether to use their remaining time in control of Congress — the so-called lame-duck session — to raise the debt limit pre-emptively in hopes of short-circuiting Republican tactics. “It’s not like democracy might start sliding. Democracy obviously has backslid a great amount in the U.S. And the prospects of getting back on the right trajectory are dim with those people in committee chairs.”
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