Pelosi expected to meet with Floyd family today
From CNN s Ryan Nobles
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 20. Jose Luis Magana/AP
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will meet with members of George Floyd’s family today in Washington on the anniversary of his death.
According to a senior Democratic staffer, the Floyd family will have a morning meeting with Pelosi, Rep. Karen Bass and others in the US Capitol.
Bass is the lead House negotiator in the police reform bill that passed the House under Floyd’s name.
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On Tuesday, the Insider Trading Prohibition Act passed the house by a pretty big bipartisan majority 350 to 75. Currently, there is no explicit statutory prohibition on insider trading and prosecutors have relied on general fraud statutes to pursue charges. The bill would add to the Exchange Act a new Section 16A that would define insider trading and make it illegal. In an interview with
Reuters, the bill’s sponsor, Jim Himes, said that “the legislation does not expand insider trading law but simplifies and codifies the law as articulated by courts through decades of opinions.” A version of the bill passed the House in 2019 by an even stronger vote, but never made it through the Republican-led Senate. No,w with Democrats in charge, will the bill be passed and signed into law?
The legislation, designated Senate Bill 1 to underscore its importance, passed the Democratic-controlled Senate 30-5. Author: Associated Press Updated: 10:21 PM CDT May 18, 2021
HARTFORD, Conn. A wide-ranging bill that declares racism a public health crisis has cleared the Connecticut Senate with bipartisan support.
During Tuesday s debate, proponents contend the problem was exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic and needs to finally be addressed given the long-standing health care disparities in Connecticut.
The legislation, designated Senate Bill 1 to underscore its importance, passed the Democratic-controlled Senate 30-5.
It now awaits action in the House of Representatives. Under the bill, a commission will document the impact of racism on public health and come up with a strategic plan to eliminate health disparities and inequities.