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
On the 50th day of the Biden administration, the House approved the final version of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill on Wednesday, handing the new president a significant legislative victory as he works to stabilize an economy still struggling to rebound from the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Rescue Plan Act,… Read More
On the 50th day of President Joe Biden’s administration, the House is poised to send the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill to President Biden for his signature, providing an economic boost that will last long after $1,400 stimulus checks start arriving in Americans’ accounts and mailboxes this month. With four days until supplemental unemployment benefits… Read More
The Senate has just sent the COVID relief bill it passed on Saturday back to the House and the Rules Committee plans to meet today at noon to prepare the bill for a floor vote Wednesday after Senate officials took longer than expected to send over the necessary paperwork. House Democratic leadership vowed a one-day… Read More
