Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
February 15, 2022

The Senate reconvened at 10:00 A.M. and proceeded to resume consideration of the nomination of Celeste Ann Wallander to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.  The Senate is then expected to complete work and vote on the nomination of Robert McKinnon Califf to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA), Department of Health and Human… Read More

Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
February 14, 2022

The Senate will reconvene at 3:00 P.M. and will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.3076, a bill to provide stability to and enhance the services of the United States Postal Service.  Key parts of the bill include requiring Postal Service employees to enroll in Medicare, which would cut down on premiums amounting… Read More

Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
February 11, 2022

Both the House and Senate are not in session today. The Senate will reconvene at 3:00 P.M. on Monday, February 14th and resume consideration of H.R.3076, a bill to provide stability to and enhance the services of the United States Postal Service.  The Senate may also take up the nomination of Robert McKinnon Califf to… Read More

Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
February 10, 2022

The Senate reconvened at 10:00 A.M. and passed H.R.4445, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act which will restore assault victims rights to hold abusers and the corporations who enable them accountable in court, instead of being forced into arbitration.  The bill passed the chamber by a voice vote, days after it… Read More

Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
February 9, 2022

The Senate reconvened at 10:00 A.M. and is expected to vote to confirm the nominations of Scott A. Nathan to be Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation and Douglas R. Bush to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army.  The Senate may also work on as many as seven other… Read More

Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
February 4, 2022

Job growth rose far more than expected in January despite surging omicron cases that seemingly sent millions of workers to the sidelines, the Labor Department reported Friday.  Nonfarm payrolls surged by 467,000 for the month, while the unemployment rate edged higher to 4%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Dow Jones estimate was… Read More

Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
February 3, 2022

The Senate has resumed consideration of the nomination of Alexandra Baker to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense.  Later this afternoon, the Senate is expected to vote to invoke cloture on the Baker nomination as well as the nominations of Reta Jo Lewis to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States… Read More

Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
February 1, 2022

The Senate will resume work today by taking up a number of nominations for judges as well as ambassadors.  The Senate is expected to vote on the nominations of Bridget Meehan Brennan to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, Charles Esque Fleming to be United States District Judge for the… Read More