“We were on the edge of autocracy and, thank God, the American people pulled us back in this election,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said at a news conference on Sunday.
As of late on Saturday, Republicans had won 211 seats and the Democrats 205, with 218 needed for a majority.
House Republicans, should they prevail, have pledged to try to roll back Biden-led legislation to battle climate change and want to make permanent a series of 2017 tax cuts set to expire.
Slideshow ( 2 images )“That has to be a focal point of every single committee in the Congress, especially in the House under Republican control,” Banks said in an interview on “Fox News Sunday”.
Continued control of the Senate means Democrats will still be able to approve Biden’s nominees such as federal judges.