What will Republican majorities in House and Senate mean for Trump's second presidency?

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- On Wednesday, ABC News projected the Republicans would summation power of some the House and the Senate.

Local scholars measurement successful connected what this result means for a 2nd Trump presidency.

Dr. Jeffrey Cummins, a Political Science Professor astatine Fresno State and Dr. Nathan Monroe, a Political Science Professor astatine UC Merced, said it is champion to look done the lens of a two-year Trump administration.

"The crushed I accidental that is due to the fact that they person unified power of authorities for this precise tiny definite model of time. Now, they mightiness support it, right, aft 2026. Maybe it stays the same, but possibly it doesn't," said Dr. Monroe.

"It gives Trump much authorization to bash what helium wants to do," said Dr. Cummins.

"What I deliberation you're apt to spot is simply a existent hurry to get these priorities lined up, to commencement moving them done Congress," said Dr. Monroe.

Those priorities are apt to see migration reform, education, and societal issues.

"When we person unified government, that is the aforesaid enactment controlling the presidency and Congress," said Dr. Cummins. "It makes it easier for the president to walk legislation."

"They going to effort and marque the proposals that they privation that are directed close down the halfway of the Republican enactment and effort to clasp the enactment and marque definite they tin support their tiny majorities successful the House and successful the Senate unneurotic connected those votes," said Dr. Monroe.

In the House, Republicans were capable to summation a seat, which gave them power erstwhile again, with Democrats losing a seat. With a five-seat majority, the borderline is razor-thin.

"Will they beryllium capable to clasp unneurotic a precise constrictive conjugation wherever they request astir each ballot successful the House and successful the Senate to get these Republican priorities passed," said Dr. Monroe.

Could voters spot lawmakers enactment crossed enactment lines? Dr. Cummins believed so, but lone connected circumstantial issues.

"Maybe connected the taxation cuts, you could spot immoderate mean democrats that enactment it, but I don't spot it connected different issues."

"For Democrats, they're going to person immoderate existent sobering days up astir conscionable however small they're going to beryllium capable to bash if Republicans tin support their conjugation together," said Dr. Monroe.

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