COVID-19 UPDATE | THURSDAY, OCT. 22
October 22, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
The Senate is in session. The House is in recess. COVID-19 Relief While conversations between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are ongoing, right now the consideration of a relief package in the House and Senate likely will not happen until after the election. The Senate will begin the process tomorrow […]
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COVID-19 Update | Monday, Oct. 19
October 19, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
The Senate is in session. The House is in recess. COVID-19 Relief Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) continued negotiations over the weekend. Progress is being made in some areas, most notably on language regarding testing, but the two sides remain apart on other major issues such as state and local relief. Speaker […]
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COVID-19 Update | Friday, Oct. 16
October 16, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Both the Senate and House are in recess. COVID-19 Relief House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin continue to negotiate. Though passage of an additional COVID-19 relief package before the election is unlikely, the two may be working to facilitate rapid passage after the election. Secretary Mnuchin indicated that President Trump may […]
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COVID-19 Update | Thursday, Oct. 15
October 15, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Supreme Court of the United States Hearing – Day 4 After a quick procedural motion that was delayed by Committee Democrats, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) set the vote on whether to advance Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination out of the Judiciary Committee for October 22. Following that decision, the Committee heard from […]
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COVID-19 Update | Wednesday, Oct. 14
October 14, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Supreme Court of the United States Hearing – Day 3 The final day of questioning for Judge Amy Coney Barrett continued along similar lines as yesterday. Democrats continued to focus on healthcare and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), while Republicans continued to applaud Judge Barrett’s background. Judge Barrett discussed the legal doctrine of severability. This […]
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CANADIAN COVID-19 UPDATE | SEPT. 3-9
September 9, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
TIAC’s Advocacy Update This afternoon, TIAC’s President and CEO presented virtually to the Canadian Council of Tourism Ministers, which brings together all ministers responsible for tourism across the country. In her presentation, the President & CEO called for better coordination between the federal and provincial governments to ensure the tourism sector is receiving adequate support […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | TUESDAY, SEPT. 8
September 9, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
The Senate is in session and the House is in a “Committee Work Period” meaning the committees are conducting business, but no votes are scheduled. The Senate has scheduled votes today, while the House has votes scheduled for September 14. COVID-19 Relief Negotiations Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin commented on Sunday that he and the President are supportive […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2
September 9, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Both the House and the Senate are in recess. As a reminder, the next Senate vote is not expected until September 8 and the next House vote is not expected until September 14. COVID-19 Relief Negotiations Negotiations on COVID-19 relief continue to be stalled, though House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin […]
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COVID-19 Update | Monday, Aug. 31
August 31, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Both the House and the Senate are in recess. As a reminder, the next Senate vote is not expected until September 8 and the next House vote is not expected until September 14. COVID-19 Relief Negotiations Negotiations on COVID-19 relief continue to be stalled. White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows gave additional insight into […]
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COVID-19 Update | Friday, Aug. 28
August 28, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Both the House and the Senate are in recess. As a reminder, the next Senate vote is not expected until September 8 and the next House vote is not expected until September 14. COVID-19 Negotiations During her weekly press conference on Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) re-emphasized that if Republicans are unwilling to go […]
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