Covid relief wasn’t the only pressing issue facing Congress. Here are 6 others
Democrats’ slim majorities in both the House and Senate are testing President Joe Biden’s ability to get his priorities through Congress, as lawmakers turn their attention to legislative work beyond relief from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package, was voted out of the House Wednesday and onto Biden’s desk, after a difficult passage in the Senate, while Democrats are also still working to confirm his nominees for key administrative posts.
But Covid relief isn’t the only issue facing Congress as Biden seeks to advance his agenda.
Covid relief wasn t the only pressing issue facing Congress Here are 6 others
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Senate revs its confirmation engine to fill Biden s Cabinet
This week will bring the president close to the pace of approvals during the early days of Trump and Obama.
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After slow early progress on approving President Joe Biden s Cabinet nominees, the Senate is finally on track to catch up to its pace of confirmations at the beginning of the Trump and Obama administrations.
With Donald Trump s impeachment trial over and Biden s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package passed, the Senate is spending this week on a confirmation blitz. The chamber is set to approve Biden’s picks to lead the Justice Department, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Environmental Protection Agency.