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House Minority Whip Steve Scalise said the Biden administration's coronavirus relief for schools should require them to reopen for in-person instruction.
BY: MEG CUNNINGHAM, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) President Joe Biden is the legitimate winner of the November election now that electoral votes have been counted, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” but he would not say the election wasn’t “stolen.” After serving as president for just over a month [.]
The new President s desire to create more consensus in Washington will clearly be on his mind as he tries to steer his $1.9 trillion stimulus package through the US House this week and prepares for the legislation s more difficult path through the US Senate.
Democrats turn to Biden’s agenda after impeachment trial
House Democrats unveiled their full $1.9 trillion stimulus bill on Friday, which is expected to move through the House Budget Committee and to a House floor vote this week. Senate Democrats are preparing to tackle the bill with the narrowest of majorities while Senate committees ramp up confirmation hearings to approve key Biden administration nominees.
The pivot to the White House’s legislative agenda comes after the first month of Biden’s presidency was often overshadowed by former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, both in the public spotlight as well as in the Capitol, with the trial halting any other business being taken up by the Senate while it was ongoing.