For Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a speaking role in Biden’s inauguration

As top Democrat on Senate Rules Committee, Minnesota’s Klobuchar to be front and center at inauguration. 

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar plans to use her time on the national stage during the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden to remind Americans after an extraordinary two weeks in Washington that democracy cannot be taken for granted.

“It’s on all of us to cherish it and to pass it on to the next generation,” Klobuchar said Tuesday, about 24 hours before her prominent speaking slot in the inaugural ceremony. “It is on all of us to take up its torch.”

As the ranking Democrat and soon-to-be chairwoman of the Senate Rules Committee, Klobuchar ended up as the lead Senate Democrat on the congressional planning committee for the inaugural ceremonies at the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading.