2020/12/22 16:46 Taiwan, US flags (Getty Images) Taiwan, US flags (Getty Images) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) The U.S. Congress on Monday (Dec. 21) passed an appropriations bill for FY2021, which will cover the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020. The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives voted to pass a US$2.3 trillion spending bill for the 2021 fiscal year. The bill not only includes US$900 billion for an economic relief plan for the COVID-19 pandemic but will also include provisions for the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020, which is still in congressional limbo. The pro-Taiwan bill was first separately introduced by Senator Tom Cotton and Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Eliot Engel and Representative Michael McCaul in March and April of last year, respectively. The House of Representatives unanimously passed the bill on May 7, 2019, CNA reported.
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the nomination of Congresswoman-Elect Sara Jacobs (CA-53) to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
This announcement follows Jacobs’ previous appointment by Speaker Pelosi to the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, which acts on behalf of the caucus to determine membership and leadership of legislative committees and develop the House Majority’s policy priorities.
Jacobs is the sole Democratic freshman to receive a nomination to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Upon receiving the nomination, Congresswoman-Elect Sara Jacobs said, “I am honored to serve California’s 53rd Congressional District on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. I look forward to bringing my experience in U.S. foreign policy and international organizations and my voice as a millennial who has never known a day in my adult life that the United States has not been at war to the committee as we work to rebuild America’s standi
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Pete Buttigieg, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden s nominee to be secretary of transportation, listens as Biden announces Buttigieg s nomination in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 16, 2020.
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On Wednesday, Biden introduced his one-time Democratic rival Pete Buttigieg to be his transportation secretary.
Democratic President-elect Joe Biden has nominated a flurry of members for his Cabinet and White House team, working to fulfil his promise to build an administration that reflects the United States diversity.
On Wednesday, Biden introduced his one-time Democratic rival Pete Buttigieg to be his transportation secretary.