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Biden taps Gene Sperling to serve as Covid rescue plan czar POLITICO 3/15/2021 By Laura Barrón-López and Ben White © Alex Wong/Getty Images Gene Sperling served as head of the National Economic Council under both Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, as well as a top adviser at the Treasury Department under Obama. President Joe Biden is appointing Gene Sperling to a role overseeing the implementation of the administration’s coronavirus relief plan, a White House official confi...

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Winners and losers from the overnight shutdown Winners and losers from the overnight shutdownby wpjljron Friday, February 9th, 2018.Winners and losers from the overnight shutdownIt was a government shutdown that nobody wanted. Except maybe Rand PaulRandal (Rand) Howard PaulPentagon: War in Afghanistan will cost billion in 2018 Overnight Finance: Senators near two-year budget deal | Trump would ‘love to see a shutdown’ over immigration | Dow closes nearly 600 points higher after volatile day...

March 9, 2021 Press Release Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Democratic leaders of the House and Senate for a press conference ahead of the final House passage of the American Rescue Plan on Wednesday morning.  Below are the Speaker’s remarks: Speaker Pelosi.  Good afternoon, everyone.  Im so excited, I just cant hide it.  The Rules Committee – [Laughter] The Rules Committee just finished its work, and now, well make preparation for bringing this important Am...

Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus are nominating Latino films to be included in the National Film Registry to be represented as a community on the big screen. Al Día noted that the movement is led by representative Joaquin Castro. The movement represents the ongoing issue clouding the media industry when it comes to minority groups. Nominating 25 Latino Films, the Hispanic Caucus has nominated movies that focus on the stories of Latino individuals and their community and their exp...

Asian American, Black and Hispanic lawmakers joined together Friday to demand action to...

Hate incidents against Asian Americans have skyrocketed — more than 3,000 have been reported since the start of the coronavirus pandemic last year — and Democratic lawmakers and community activists say that rise is directly linked to former President Trump “As we celebrate the Lunar New Year, a source of joy, its also a source of pain for us at this time because of all of these incidents,” Pelosi said on a Zoom news conference with the leaders of the Congressional Asian Pacific American...

President Joe Bidens immigration legislation includes pathway to citizenship for nearly 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. without legal status

President Joe Bidens immigration legislation includes pathway to citizenship for nearly 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. without legal status

President Joe Biden's immigration legislation includes pathway to citizenship for nearly 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. without legal status