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Republican Scott Brown of Massachusetts sworn in to Senate
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President Obama and the Democrats relinquished a crucial Senate seat Thursday as Republican Scott Brown of Massachusetts was sworn in to replace the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.
Republicans gleefully welcomed Brown, whose presence as the 41st GOP vote will make it much easier for them to delay or alter initiatives they oppose -- including the healthcare overhaul that has stalled ever since his upset victory last month.
"This was a high-profile election," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), whose power is enhanced because Democrats no longer have the 60 votes they need to avert a GOP filibuster. "Now it's time to get to work."
In a ceremony on the Senate floor sparsely attended by Democrats but packed with Republicans, Brown was accompanied by Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) and Paul G. Kirk, the Democrat who was appointed to serve as interim senator after Kennedy's death. Brown was sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden.
In a news conference afterward, Brown echoed the populist themes of his campaign.
"People are fed up," he said. "They are tired of the backroom deals. They are tired of the bickering."
He criticized President Obama's spending record and asserted that his economic stimulus bill "didn't create one new job." That contradicts the nonpartisan analysis of most economists that, while there was not a net job gain over the year, there is little doubt that the bill created jobs and dramatically stemmed job losses.
"This was a high-profile election," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), whose power is enhanced because Democrats no longer have the 60 votes they need to avert a GOP filibuster. "Now it's time to get to work."
In a ceremony on the Senate floor sparsely attended by Democrats but packed with Republicans, Brown was accompanied by Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) and Paul G. Kirk, the Democrat who was appointed to serve as interim senator after Kennedy's death. Brown was sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden.
In a news conference afterward, Brown echoed the populist themes of his campaign.
"People are fed up," he said. "They are tired of the backroom deals. They are tired of the bickering."
He criticized President Obama's spending record and asserted that his economic stimulus bill "didn't create one new job." That contradicts the nonpartisan analysis of most economists that, while there was not a net job gain over the year, there is little doubt that the bill created jobs and dramatically stemmed job losses.
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