Mark Kelly to be sworn in as senator on Wednesday | TheHill - The Hill

Sen.-elect Mark KellyMark KellyMark Kelly to be sworn in as senator on Wednesday This week: Congress races to wrap work for the year Congress set for chaotic year-end sprint MORE (D-Ariz.) will be sworn in on Wednesday, according to a senior Democratic aide.

Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.), will narrow the Senate GOP majority from 53-47 to 52 Republican seats to the Democrats' 48.

Because three Republican senators — Lamar AlexanderAndrew (Lamar) Lamar AlexanderCongress set for chaotic year-end sprint We need a college leader as secretary of education As Biden administration ramps up, Trump legal effort drags on MORE (Tenn.), Susan CollinsSusan Margaret CollinsCongress set for chaotic year-end sprint Biden's Cabinet a battleground for future GOP White House hopefuls Two more parting shots from Trump aimed squarely at disabled workers MORE (Maine) and Mitt RomneyWillard (Mitt) Mitt RomneyVoters elected a record number of Black women to Congress this year — none were Republican Congress set for chaotic year-end sprint Biden's Cabinet a battleground for future GOP White House hopefuls MORE (Utah) — oppose Shelton, once Kelly is sworn in she will not have the votes to be confirmed unless McConnell can get one of the senators to change their votes or take advantage of a Democratic absence.