The Senate met at 10:30 a.m. and resumed consideration of the nomination of Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo to be Secretary of Commerce and at 2:15pm the Senate will vote on confirmation of the nomination. Following disposition of the Raimondo nomination, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of… Read More
The House approved a massive $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, advancing President Joe Biden’s top agenda item and providing more resources to schools and businesses, boosting funding for vaccinations and testing, and granting financial relief to Americans across the country. Democrats passed the measure early Saturday morning in a party-line vote, with Republicans united against… Read More
The Senate parliamentarian ruled Thursday that Democrats can’t include the $15 per hour minimum wage hike in the COVID-19 economic relief package, the American Rescue Plan. Senate Democrats including Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), had argued it could be included in the budget reconciliation process. There are strict rules for utilizing the budget reconciliation process, such… Read More
A busy day on Capitol Hill today on both sides of the dome. The Senate convened at 11 a.m. and at noon, the Senate will resume considering Jennifer Granholm as President Joe Biden’s Energy Secretary. The Senate voted 67-32 Wednesday afternoon to end debate on the nomination of the former Michigan governor teeing up a… Read More
More than 150 of the largest New York chief executives urged Congress to pass President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID stimulus package in a letter Wednesday morning. The letter comes as the Democratic controlled House is set to vote on the bill later this week, where it is widely expected to pass and advance to… Read More
The House Budget Committee on Monday advanced President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill in a party line vote of 19-16. Now the package heads to the House Rules Committee, where amendments will be considered. A floor vote is expected by Friday or Saturday and the package will then be sent to the Senate… Read More
The Senate will return to work today at 3pm in executive session to resume consideration of the nomination of Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be the U.S. Representative to the United Nations, with a cloture vote expected at 5:30 p.m. The final vote for confirmation is expected Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. Judge Merrick Garland’s bid to… Read More
The Senate will reconvene at 3 PM on Monday and will consider the nomination of Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be UN Ambassador and Thomas J. Vilsack to be Secretary of Agriculture. Previously, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) delayed a vote on Thomas-Greenfield in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee over concerns about a speech Thomas-Greenfield gave in 2019… Read More
California Congresswoman Linda Sánchez and New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, two Democrats with past experience crafting immigration policy, introduced a Biden Administration backed proposal in the House and Senate today that would reshape U.S. immigration laws and allow millions of immigrants living in the country without authorization to obtain legal status. The plan would not… Read More
As detailed yesterday, House committees continue to hold conference calls to assemble COVID relief legislation which House and Senate Democrats plan to pass through the budget reconciliation process. President Biden indicated last night that he’s open to negotiation on his proposal for a $15 minimum wage, a centerpiece of his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill… Read More
