The Senate now stands adjourned until 3:00 pm on Monday, April 12th. The Senate will hold pro forma sessions only with no business conducted on the following dates and times, Monday, March 29th at 11:00 am, Thursday, April 1st at 10:00 am, and also Monday, April 5th at 2:00 pm and Thursday, April 8th at… Read More
The Senate convened at 10 a.m. and began work on H.R.1799– PPP Extension Act of 2021. As of now, the PPP is set to expire on March 31, 2021. However, the PPP Extension Act of 2021 – which would extend the PPP to May 31, 2021 – was passed with bipartisan support in the House… Read More
The Senate convened at 10:30 a.m. and is working on the nomination of Rachel Levine to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, and will also work on the nomination of David Turk to be Deputy Secretary of Energy with confirmation votes on both today. At 10 a.m. the Senate Rules Committee began… Read More
The Senate convened at 10 a.m. and is continuing work on the nomination of Shalanda Young to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget. At 11:45 a.m., the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Young nomination and then the Senate will recess until 2:15pm to allow for… Read More
The Senate will reconvene at 3 PM at which time Karen Gibson will be sworn in as Senate Sergeant at Arms. The Senate will then resume consideration of Marty Walsh to be Secretary of Labor and vote on the nomination at 5:30 pm. Later this evening President Biden will meet virtually with the Senate Democratic… Read More
The Senate reconvened at 10:00 a.m. and after considering the nomination of Xavier Becerra to be Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) the Senate narrowly confirmed him by a 50-49 vote. Republicans were nearly unanimous in their opposition to Becerra, the current attorney general of California and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) was the only… Read More
The Senate will resume consideration of Katherine Tai, President Biden’s nominee to be United States Trade Representative. The upper chamber is expected to also advance Xavier Becerra to be Health and Human Services secretary, while the Senate Help, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on the nomination of Rachel Levine to be an… Read More
President Joe Biden is joining top messengers already crisscrossing the country to highlight what they say are the benefits of the Democrat’s COVID-19 rescue plan. The White House has set a theme for each day, and Tuesday is promoting aid for small businesses. Biden is set to visit a small business in Chester in suburban… Read More
The Senate will reconvene at 3:00pm and following Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of Debra Haaland to be Secretary of the Interior, post-cloture. At 5:30pm the Senate will vote on confirmation of the Haaland nomination, a historic move that will make her the first Native American Cabinet secretary. … Read More
On the night before the 88th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt giving his first “fireside chat” about the banking crisis, President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. made a case to the nation Thursday night that it could soon put the worst of the pandemic behind it and promised that all adults would be eligible for… Read More
