Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
May 6, 2021

The House is in a committee work week again this week, and will reconvene next Tuesday, May 11th at 6:30 p.m. for votes.  Today, the House will hold two hearings as the appropriations process begins to ramp up.  At 1 p.m. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm will testify before a House Appropriations subcommittee and 2 p.m…. Read More

The House is in a committee work week again this week, and will reconvene next Tuesday, May 11th at 6:30 p.m. for votes.  At 10 a.m. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona began testifying before a House Appropriations subcommittee.  The hearing is to discuss the budget request for the Department of Education and during which Cardona said… Read More

Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
May 4, 2021

The House is in a committee work week again this week, and will reconvene next Tuesday, May 11th at 6:30 p.m. for votes, although it will hold a very brief pro forma session at 10:00 a.m. today.  At 10 a.m. Attorney General Merrick Garland began testifying before a House Appropriations subcommittee on the Department of… Read More

Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
May 3, 2021

The House is in a committee work week again this week, and will reconvene next Tuesday, May 11th at 6:30 p.m. for votes. The Senate is in recess this week, and will convene at 12:45 p.m. today for a brief pro forma session.  The Senate will reconvene next Monday, May 10th at 3:00 p.m. While… Read More

Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
April 30, 2021

Both the Senate and House are now in recess.  The Senate will reconvene at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, May 10th at which time it will resume consideration of the nomination of Andrea Palm, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services.  Next week, the Senate will have brief pro forma sessions on Monday, May… Read More

Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
April 29, 2021

The House continues to be in a committee work week and will reconvene for votes on Tuesday, May 11th. The Senate convened at 10 a.m. and will resume consideration of S.914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021.  The Senate will consider five amendments and is expected to vote on final passage.  The legislation… Read More

Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
April 28, 2021

The House remains in a committee work week and will meet at 6 p.m. in a pro forma session.  The House will reconvene on Tuesday, May 11th for votes. The Senate met at 10 a.m. and will begin considering S.J.Res.14, which would effectively reinstate an Obama-era regulation that sought to clamp down on the release… Read More

Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
April 27, 2021

The House continues to be in a committee work week and will reconvene on Tuesday, May 11th for votes. The Senate met at 10 a.m. and will take up the nomination of Jason Scott Miller for deputy OMB director for management and the nomination of Janet McCabe for deputy EPA administrator.  The Senate is also… Read More

Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
April 26, 2021

The House is in a committee work week this week during which time House Republicans have their GOP retreat in Orlando, Florida.  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (D-California) is hoping to use the Orlando meeting to unify his members around a policy agenda that can pave their road back to the Majority.  The retreat will… Read More

Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
April 23, 2021

The House and Senate are both out today.  The Senate will reconvene on Monday, however the House will be in committee work weeks the next two weeks and will reconvene for votes on Tuesday, May 11th. After President Joe Biden kicked off the first day of his climate change summit yesterday by declaring that the… Read More