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The Byron York Show

Unified Democratic Control: A Year-In Review

The Byron York Show

Radio America

News Commentary, News, Politics

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

It's the one year anniversary of not only Joe Biden as president, but also of unified Democratic control in Washington. A multitude of areas have seen approval ratings drop, all of which you can likely expect to be glossed over in the "public reset" planned in President Biden's upcoming press conference.

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to another edition of the Byron York Show, the no-chit-chat podcast.

0:12.8

We'd like to get right into it.

0:15.3

And what we're going to get right into today is, I'm sure you know this, it's the first

0:20.4

anniversary of Joe Biden's presidential inauguration.

0:24.9

He has been president of the United States for one year.

0:28.7

And you know it's a special occasion because he's going to do something he almost never,

0:32.4

ever, ever does, which is actually hold a press conference.

0:35.5

So that's big for him.

0:37.8

But put that aside for a moment.

0:40.8

It's also another anniversary.

0:43.8

It is the anniversary of the first year of unified democratic control in Washington.

0:51.6

House, Senate, White House.

0:53.6

Now it is controlled by the barest of margins.

0:58.5

Democrats have a tiny five-seat advantage in the House.

1:01.6

When you say they have a advantage of a handful of seats, they really do.

1:06.4

It's a handful of seats in the House.

1:08.4

And a non-existent majority in the 50-50 Senate.

1:13.9

They have control only because Vice President Kamal Harris can break ties.

1:18.3

So it is tenuous control, but it's still control, and of course they have the White House

1:22.3

with President Biden.

1:24.1

So you've had one year of unified government, of control, of Democrats, of the legislative

1:31.5

and the executive branch, and it has been a disaster for Democrats.

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