Georgia and South Carolina lawmakers discuss Biden’s tenure

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – Change is coming to Washington, DC – when President Joe Biden took office and Democrats regained control of the White House.

It was a grand opening unlike anything in modern American history. The country’s capital was shaken by the Capitol riot, threats to national security, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and a second impeachment against former President Donald Trump.

But despite all this, lawmakers on both sides of the corridor, Georgia and South Carolina, still attended the inauguration to support the democratic process.

“Security is – I’ve never seen anything like it,” meditated Georgia Republican Congressman Rick Allen of Augusta.

A new chapter begins in Washington. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris take office, surrounded by tens of thousands of National Guard soldiers and police.

Allen voted against certifying the results of the Electoral College for Biden. But as chairman of the Georgia Republican Congressional delegation, he felt it was his responsibility to attend today’s inauguration.

“I’m sure I will not agree with the policies they are implementing because I don’t think some of these things are going to be good for the country, but at the same time, it needs to cut the rhetoric and we need to move on,” said Allen of the next Biden government.

The threats posed by COVID-19 and the recent political violence in DC meant that fewer lawmakers attended the event.

Allen and his fellow Republican Georgia congressman Buddy Carter were in the crowd to honor the democratic process.

“It is a special moment in the life of our country when a new president is installed and, as I said before, I am committed to trying to work with this government,” said Representative Buddy Carter, R-Ga.

With Democrats in control of the House and regaining power in the Senate and the White House, Democratic Congressman Jim Clyburn, the House’s majority leader, says he is hopeful that the new leadership will put the country on a better path.

“Working with the government is going to be great, I mean, compared to what we’ve been through in the past four years,” said the South Carolina deputy.

“We will be able to bring in a lot of bipartisan support to go beyond COVID-19,” said Clyburn.

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said he is looking forward to working with Biden on approving another COVID-19 aid package to help put aid in the hands of South Carolinaians.

“COVID is furious in South Carolina,” he said. “The hospitals are full. People are being fired. It has been difficult for people across the state, so more money on vaccine distribution would be useful, a bigger check for middle / lower income families would be very useful. “

Graham also said that he thought it was time for both parties to move on.

He says he is against a second impeachment by ex-President Trump and believes it will only further divide the country.

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