US Senate Democrats Celebrate a 51-Seat Majority with Georgia Win Chuck Schumer, the U.S. Senate Majority leader, jubilantly announced Wednesday's victory in the Georgia runoff election. This will end an evenly divided U.S. Senate next year. It gives Democrats more subpoena powers in committees and a faster turnaround in approving federal appointments and judicial appointments.a Schumer, a New York Democrat, congratulated Democratic U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock on winning a full six year term in Georgia's U.S. Senate election against Republican challenger Herschel. Schumer stated, "This outcome is absolutely worthwhile after one-year, 10 months and seventeen days of the longest 50-50…