COVID-19 UPDATE | WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4
November 4, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Both the Senate and House are in recess. Election Results Presidential The Associate Press declared Joe Biden the winner of Wisconsin and its ten electoral votes by 0.6%, or about 21,000 votes. Before the state was called, the Trump Campaign announced that it would request an immediate recount of the votes, citing irregularities in several […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | TUESDAY, NOV. 3
November 3, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Both the Senate and House are in recess. Congress House · House Ways and Means Committee Democrats released a report detailing their concerns over the Administration’s enforcement of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The report focuses on the lack of forced labor prevention and enforcement cases by the U.S. Trade Representative and Department of Labor, the continued loss of automotive jobs to Mexico, and environmental […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | MONDAY, NOV. 2
November 2, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Both the Senate and House are in recess. Congress House House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said that Democrats will pursue budget reconciliation procedures during the next Congress to provide COVID-19 relief and enhance the Affordable Care Act. Budget reconciliation allows for, among other things, legislation to be passed by a simple majority in the Senate […]
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COVID-19 Update | Friday, Oct. 30
October 30, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Both the Senate and House are in recess. Congress Senate Senate Finance Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said that he supports the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative blocking former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala from being the Director General of the World Trade Organization, claiming that Okonjo-Iweala is less qualified than South Korean Trade […]
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COVID-19 Update | Thursday, Oct. 29
October 29, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Both the Senate and House are in recess. COVID-19 Relief House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin detailing the outstanding items of their COVID-19 relief negotiations and requested a response on each issue from the Administration. According to Speaker Pelosi’s letter, the items are: Funding for state, local, tribes, […]
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COVID-19 Update | Wednesday, Oct. 28
October 28, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Both the Senate and House are in recess. Congress Senate The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held a hearing today titled “Does Section 230’s Sweeping Immunity Enable Big Tech Bad Behavior?” Republican members of the Committee focused on claims of anti-conservative bias on online platforms, citing Twitter’s fact checking of President Trump. Democrats expressed […]
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COVID-19 Update | Tuesday, Oct. 27
October 27, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Both the Senate and House are in recess. COVID-19 Relief As both the House and Senate have recessed until after the election, it is unclear when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will speak next. However, the two are expected to continue negotiating and an additional COVID-19 relief package is possible […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | MONDAY OCT. 26 (EVENING)
October 26, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
The Senate is in session. The House is in recess. COVID-19 Relief Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) commented today that even though House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin continue to negotiate, he does not expect any legislative action before the election on an additional COVID-19 relief package. As a […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | MONDAY OCT. 26 (Afternoon)
October 26, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
The Senate is in session. The House is in recess. COVID-19 Relief House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) commented in an interview Sunday that the two sides have still not reached an agreement on a testing plan, among other outstanding issues. Speaker Pelosi said she sent a list of remaining issues to the Administration on Friday […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | FRIDAY, OCT. 23
October 23, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
The Senate is in session. The House is in recess. COVID-19 Relief House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin continue to negotiate. Speaker Pelosi indicated that she and Secretary Mnuchin have made sufficient progress to begin drafting legislative language for certain provisions. To that end, she indicated that she is waiting for […]
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