COVID-19 UPDATE | MONDAY, JUNE 29 (AM)
June 29, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Activities More than a dozen Democratic Senators wrote a letter to various federal agencies tasked with fighting foreign interference and disinformation, asking them to ramp up their efforts. The letter, led by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ed Markey (D-MA) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and written to the heads of […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | FRIDAY, JUNE 26
June 26, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Activities Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) led a letter with 18 bipartisan Senators asking for the Senate Armed Services Committee to include provisions supporting advanced nuclear power in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) led a letter with 16 other Senators to […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | THURSDAY, JUNE 25
June 25, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Activities The Senate moved to consideration of S. 4041, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA), easily passing the first procedural hurdle by a vote of 90-7. Debate on the legislation will continue into next week and the legislation will likely pass the Senate before the July 4 break, though […]
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CANADIAN COVID-19 UPDATE | JUNE 25 – 29
June 25, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
TIAC’s Advocacy Update Early tomorrow, TIAC will be launching an in-depth industry survey that will cover the use of government support programs to obtain much-needed data to Government in order to address support for the visitor economy. While TIAC understands that multiple requests for surveys may feel burdensome on industry, we must continue to collect […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
June 24, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Activities S. 3985, the JUSTICE Act, failed a procedural vote today by a tally of 55-45, complicating the prospects for police reform this Congress. As expected, all Senate Democrats, except Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL), Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Sen. Angus King (I-ME), voted against allowing the legislation to proceed. All Republicans voted […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | FRIDAY, JUNE 19
June 19, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Activities Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced S. 3992, a bill to expand eligibility for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to certain chambers of commerce and destination marketing organizations (DMOs). The bill’s provisions generally match H.R. 6697, the Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act of 2020, […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | THURSDAY, JUNE 18
June 18, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Activities Senate Democrats have not announced their position on Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-SC) JUSTICE Act. While the Democrats have criticized the bill for not going far enough, it is a clear priority for Democrats to act on justice reform legislation. It remains unclear what Democrats will agree to procedurally or otherwise between now […]
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CANADIAN COVID-19 UPDATE | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17
June 17, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
TIAC’s Advocacy Update The TIAC President & CEO held a meeting yesterday with ISED Associate Deputy Minister Paul Thompson The President continues to emphasize TIAC’s latest #TourismCounts campaign with a push for a more cohesive recovery and economic reopening plan. This Sunday, June 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day – a day for all Canadians […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17
June 17, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Activities The Senate passed H.R. 1957, the Great American Outdoors Act, by way of a 73-25 vote. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced that the Senate will consider Senate Republicans’ police reform legislation, the JUSTICE Act led by Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), next week. At a high level, the JUSTICE Act would […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | TUESDAY, JUNE 16
June 16, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Activities Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) introduced the Aircraft Safety and Certification Reform Act of 2020. The legislation includes provisions to improve aviation safety and address lessons from the Boeing 737 MAX crashes. A joint press release on the legislation can be […]
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