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Fine print issues snag tentative pact on coronavirus relief bill
Hoyer sent out the House’s schedule for Thursday.
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Hoyer sent out the House’s schedule for Thursday.
Hoyer said as he announced the schedule update on the floor.
“Unless you are willing to deliberately and assertively build that into your schedule, which I did, it doesn’t happen organically.
The House has a packed schedule of committee hearings, including a Natural Resources session Friday on Puerto Rico’s options for nonterritory status. Jennifer Shutt and Paul M.
Hoyer’s timeline makes sense given a truncated congressional schedule the following week in the run-up to the shutdown deadline.
characterized the meeting as “productive,” however, telling reporters it focused on education funding, as schools throughout the country struggle with dozens of issues related to remote learning or a hybrid schedule
‘Totally different’ Senate food service employees are accustomed to an ebb and flow of hours and business, along with the chamber’s schedule.
“If you look right now at the schedule for the balance of the June work period is DOD, great outdoors, a couple circuit judges. … I don’t know how you can wedge that in there,” Thune said.
However, even if Gardner digs in, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., still controls the floor schedule.
But leadership decided to proceed on schedule, indicating confidence that they have the votes to pass the huge package.
Members had to contact their leadership ahead of time to schedule when they would speak.
“We probably could have voted on this bill a day or two ago, if not for the need to schedule this amendment.” The Senate rejected the Paul amendment following a 3-95 vote.
Hoyer and Speaker Nancy Pelosi provided the schedule update on a Monday afternoon conference call with the Democratic Caucus, according to a source on the call who was not authorized to speak publicly.
While tax credits to defray the cost are helpful, many businesses would still suffer because they’d get reimbursed only quarterly for wages paid on their normal schedule.