Pelosi's office for weeks has insisted to reporters that it was "false" to suggest she was discouraging members from leaving for the Biden administration.
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908s & HEARTBREAK This week, Democratic congressional leaders rejected two different GOP offers on coronavirus relief, instead putting their faith in the bipartisan talks that are still taking place. But behind the scenes, doubt is growing about whether that effort being hashed out by rank-and-file members will succeed.
Incoming second gentleman Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris
The law school, the nation’s largest, announced that Emhoff will serve as a distinguished visitor from practice, “drawing in part on his deep expertise in media and entertainment matters to teach related coursework, starting with ‘Entertainment Law Disputes’ in the upcoming spring semester.” He will also serve as a distinguished fellow of Georgetown Law’s Institute for Technology Law and Policy.
“I am delighted that Douglas Emhoff will be joining our faculty,” said Georgetown Law Dean William M. Treanor. “Doug is one of the nation’s leading intellectual property and business litigators, and he has a strong commitment to social justice. I know our students will greatly benefit from his experience and insight, and I am eagerly looking forward to his arrival.”
U.S. Congressman Jim Clyburn says Gov. Newsom must appoint Black woman to U.S. Senate
December 9, 2020
During a press conference with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congressman Jim Clyburn said California Gov. Gavin Newsom must appoint a Black woman to fill the seat of now Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. The press conference was to introduce a new Capitol Hill exhibit on the life and times of the first African American elected to Congress. He was Joseph Rainey, elected in 1870. The Capitol Hill exhibit traces the presence and influence of African Americans in Congress from his election forward.
by Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media