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Harris to resign Senate seat ahead of swearing in as VP - POLITICO
Jan 17, 2021 45 secs

“This is not a goodbye from the Senate,” an aide stressed, given her role as tie-breaker and expected work helping Biden with negotiations on Capitol Hill.

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will resign her Senate seat effective Monday, capping a brief legislative career marked by her tough cross-examinations of Trump administration nominees and the push last summer for police reforms after the killing of George Floyd.

Democrats’ wins in Georgia this month tied the incoming Senate at 50-50 and put Harris in position to tip the balance on everything from key legislative items to confirming Cabinet nominees and judges.

“This is not a goodbye from the Senate,” a Harris aide stressed, given her role as the tie-breaker and expected work helping Biden with negotiations on Capitol Hill.

At the inauguration, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will administer the oath of office to Harris at her swearing in as the first female vice president

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