Republican-controlled Congress prepares to start work

On Tuesday, the new US Congress will begin work, in which the Republican Party will control both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Taking advantage of this, the Conservatives intend to get some of the political initiatives of President Barack Obama canceled.

Speaking on CNN on Sunday, future Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that although the Americans voted for a split board with the Democratic President and the Republican Congress, this does not necessarily mean a political dead end. According to McConnell, voters are waiting for a compromise and progress on key issues.

The Republican leader said that the first major task of the Senate would be approval of the construction of the Keystone oil pipeline (from Canada to the coast of the Gulf of Mexico - ed.). His supporters say the project will help create jobs and energy independence for the United States, while Democratic opponents call it an environmental catastrophe that will inevitably break out, and the vast majority of jobs created will be temporary.

Republicans in both chambers will also seek to repeal health care reform that is important for President Barack Obama and blocking his immigration decree.

Obama said he was ready to veto republican bills that he would not like. Despite the fact that Republicans make up the majority in both houses, they do not have enough votes to lift the presidential veto.

At the same time, the president noted that he hopes to cooperate with the new composition of Congress, and that they have common ground on many issues, writes Voice of America.