This Week in Research: January 3-January 6

Highlights from the Week

1. This week is the Anniversary of the January 6th Capitol event. View remarks from President Biden here and remarks from Vice President Harris here. You can also view remarks from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi here and a statement from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell here.

2. This week members of the U.S. House and Senate continued to debate the issue of voting rights. View statements from leadership of the U.S. House and Senate discussing this issue here.

3. This week the United States recorded over 1 million cases of COVID-19 in a single day; the highest since the pandemic began. View remarks from President Biden addressing the issue of the pandemic here.

Officials

By John and the Officials Research team

Public Statements: 536 statements were added this week

Key Votes:

• States:

• Redistricting legislation so far this year.

• The California state legislature passed a bill that amends redistricting regulations.

• The New Mexico state legislature passed a bill that amends state congressional districts.

• Congress: 0 bills added