News.WBRU | Scott Brown sworn in as US Senator, ending Democrats’ supermajority
Scott Brown sworn in as US Senator, ending Democrats’ supermajority
Scott Brown, the Republican who upset Democrat Martha Coakley in Massachusetts’ recent special Senatorial election, is now a United States Senator.
Brown’s swearing-in this afternoon caps off weeks of anxiety and finger-pointing for Democrats who had previously held a supermajority in the Senate. This fillibuster-proof majority was thought to be critical for the passage of divisive and persistently troubled health care reform legislation.
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