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House Democrats call for bipartisanship in next Congress as GOP preps for majority

House Democrats are pressing Republicans to compromise with them on potential policy pursuits, as they profess the need for more bipartisanship heading into the minority come January.

Incoming Democratic leaders are proclaiming their willingness to work with Republicans, touting key legislative victories on guns and infrastructure that were passed in the current Congress with the aid of some GOP lawmakers in both chambers.

“We seek to find common ground whenever and wherever possible and we hope that our colleagues on the other side of the aisle, as they temporarily inherit the majority in the next Congress, are willing to proceed with that same spirit of cooperation, fortitude, and mission-centered focus to get things done for everybody,” said Rep.