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Road ahead: Senate schedule so far unaffected by protests, DC curfews
The Senate’s schedule for the week was set before the weekend of protests over the police killing of George Floyd.
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The Senate’s schedule for the week was set before the weekend of protests over the police killing of George Floyd.
The court ordered the AFL-CIO to file its reply to the Labor Department response on Tuesday, after which the court will decide whether to schedule oral arguments.
Despite the grim numbers, the Senate largely kept to its schedule.
However, in a “Dear Colleague” letter the Maryland Democrat sent about the updated schedule, he left open the possibility of further changes, depending on whether the House is able to complete work
The House Appropriations Committee has not released its markup schedule yet, though key committee members said this week they expected the committee would complete its work by the end of July.
“It’s a shame when 50 years from now, when you look at records and you see a dead season, it’s a shame,” Trump said earlier this month on Fox News, praising the NFL for releasing a complete schedule
However, even if Gardner digs in, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., still controls the floor schedule.
The virus has muddled the congressional schedule.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy once told People magazine that sleeping in his office comports with his demanding schedule and he catches showers in the House gym.
Its schedule going forward remains sparse. The Senate will come back on May 18 for a third week in session following a five-week hiatus.
While the virus has muddled Congress’ schedule, rules issued after May 19 could be subject to the CRA in the next Congress, according to George Washington University’s Regulatory Studies Center.
But leadership decided to proceed on schedule, indicating confidence that they have the votes to pass the huge package.
“I still think 12 to 18 months is an aggressive schedule, and I still think it will take longer than that.”
Less than two hours later, Hoyer sent a schedule update making the Friday votes official after Democrats released text of the bill, which they’re calling the HEROES Act.
The coronavirus pandemic is continuing to cause havoc for the congressional schedule, with many senators still reporting to the Capitol despite risks to themselves and others.
United, however, backed away from an earlier plan to mandatorily cut hours Wednesday, saying it would instead ask employees to volunteer to reduce their working hours, with involuntary schedule cuts
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said late Tuesday that the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee would schedule hearings on the issue.
McCarthy also proposed a staggered schedule and teeing up bills for the end of the week or work period.
That is the only official House hearing on the schedule so far this week, but the newly formed coronavirus select committee may hold its first meeting this week.
With a return now set for next week, both chambers are expected to hold regular weekly legislative sessions through May 22 before leaving for a weeklong Memorial Day recess, according to the schedule