What You Need to Know About New Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez
The House has already begun its August recess, but the Senate remains in session for one more week. However, President Trump has continued pressuring the Senate to cancel August recess in a bid to advance additional...more
Both chambers are in session this week, although the House will pause its voting schedule so members can travel on Wednesday for the funeral of Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)....more
I’ve always taken the position that, no matter how much I disagree with the President, the Senate should confirm his executive branch nominees (nominations to the Judicial Branch are different, since judges don’t work for the...more
The Senate is in session this week, but the House is in recess. It is anticipated that the Senate may begin floor work on its budget resolution this week, culminating in a “vote-a-rama,” which is a series of votes on...more
Both the House and Senate will be in session this week. Last week, Congress passed a one-week stopgap funding bill to avoid a government shutdown. Negotiators have reached a deal with respect to the topline numbers and must...more
The first day of spring is right around the corner and so are deadlines for congressional appropriations requests. This month, lawmakers are racing against the clock to fund the government and President Biden looks to...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital Congress. The House and Senate are both in session this week. The Senate plans to vote this week on Rep. Deb Haaland’s (D-NM) nomination to be Interior Secretary and Xavier...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - House and Senate Return. Both the House and Senate are back in session this week. The Senate is planning to take a series of judicial nominations as well as a few other...more
The long awaited nominee for Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA, Scott Mugno, finally received his Senate Labor Committee hearing on December 5, and passed through without controversy on a party line vote. Unfortunately,...more
The next Hill work period basically runs from February 22 to March 18. As Congress returns, here’s a brief look at the pending health care issues on the radar for this work period....more
Last week was busy on Capitol Hill: Dr. Ernest Moniz’s nomination hearing for Secretary of Energy was on April 9th, and Gina McCarthy’s nomination hearing for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator took place on...more
Congress returns to Washington today after a two-week district work period. As we enter the second quarter of the year, we are likely to see continued debate and some progress on: Budget & Appropriations; Presidential...more