The bipartisan vote places the widely-respected, veteran judge in the post as President Joe Biden has vowed to restore the Justice Department's reputation for independence.
Fudge, who has represented parts of Cleveland and Akron in the House since 2008, is a former mayor and a longtime advocate for assistance for the needy.
Third stimulus check update: House plans to approve bill with $1,400 payments Wednesday. Here’s the latest.
Updated Mar 10, 2021;
Posted Mar 10, 2021
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., flanked by Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., left, and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., holds a news conference on the Democrats $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill on March 9, 2021.
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The U.S. House is scheduled on Wednesday to clear the $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill and send it to President Joe Biden for his signature.
House Democratic leaders said Tuesday they didn’t expect much dissent, even though some progressive lawmakers grumbled after the Senate tightened the income limits for the $1,400 stimulus checks, kept the extra weekly unemployment insurance payments at $300 rather than raise them to $400, and eliminated a proposed increase in the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.