The Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Budget committees postponed a scheduled vote on President Biden’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Neera Tanden, as
The White House is still fighting to win confirmation for President Joe Biden’s nominee as budget director, Neera Tanden, eyeing a handful of Republicans who haven’t yet said how they’ll vote, while a prominent Democratic aide, Shalanda Young, has emerged as a leading alternative for the job.
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Democratic senator Kyrsten Sinema says she will vote against $15 minimum wage as part of $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill effectively leaving it dead in the water
Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema announced she will vote against a $15 minimum wage if it s included in the COVID relief plan
Her decision effectively kills Democrats hopes of passing the controversial measure with a simple majority vote What s important is whether or not it s directly related to short-term Covid relief. And if it s not, then I am not going to support it in this legislation, she said The minimum wage provision is not appropriate for the reconciliation process. It is not a budget item. And it shouldn t be in there, Sinema told Politico
Friday, February 5th 2021, 8:37 am
By: CBS News
Washington The Senate passed a budget resolution very early Friday morning, a key step for the Democratic-controlled Congress to pass President Biden s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief proposal without any Republican votes. The 51-50 vote, with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie, came after an all-night marathon vote-a-arama.
The vote-a-rama included 41 votes with dozens of amendments considered. Harris cast her first tie-breaking votes as vice president, allowing the resolution to finally pass shortly before 6 a.m. with support from all 50 Democratic senators.
The Senate voted to reject a major component of the Biden plan raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. In a voice vote, senators narrowly approved an amendment from Iowa Republican Joni Ernst that would ban the increase during a pandemic. However, the increase could be restored when the final measure is hashed out.