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The House begins the day with general speeches before turning to legislative business. Members will consider several veterans-related bills and begin work on legislation promoting clean energy technology.
The Supreme Court held a memorial service for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Chief Justice Roberts and Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt from the Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, DC delivered remarks at the service.
The House begins the day with general speeches before turning to legislative business. Members will consider several veterans-related bills and begin work on legislation promoting clean energy technology.
House Democrats held a news conference where they introduced legislation that would impose new checks on presidential power and toughen enforcement of ethics rules and congressional subpoenas. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA), along with the chairs of several committees delivered remarks accusing President Trump and his administration of abusing power and ethics. "We owe it to the American people to put meaningful constraints on power, fix what is broken, and ensure that there is never again another Richard Nixon or Donald Trump from either party," Rep. Schiff told reporters on Capitol Hill.
The Supreme Court held a memorial service for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Chief Justice Roberts and Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt from the Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, DC delivered remarks at the service.
The Senate Homeland Security Committee held a confirmation hearing for Chad Wolf to be the next homeland security secretary. The acting secretary addressed topics from foreign interference in U.S. elections to human trafficking.
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden delivered remarks at a campaign event in Charlotte, NC. At the Black Economic Summit, Biden answered questions from the audience on matters such as housing, black owned businesses, and funding for historically black colleges and universities.
President Trump held a news conference from the briefing room at the White House. While speaking about the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic and the progress made towards a vaccine, the president announced that the administration awarded $200 million in CARES Act funding to all 50 states in order to pay for the distribution of the vaccine, once approved and ready. When asked about Democrat support for his Supreme Court nominee, President Trump said "I can't imagine why a Democrat wouldn't vote for this person." Citing an emergency phone call, the president left the news conference early while questions regarding Breonna Taylor were shouted at him.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy before the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. Members questioned the chair about how loans were distributed between big, small, and mid-size businesses and what else can be done to help smaller and mid-size businesses. Democratic members questioned the president's handling of the pandemic while Republican members praised the president, blamed China for the coronavirus and criticized states for not reopening schools.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) spoke with the Family Research Council's 2020 Values Voter Summit. During a brief conversation, he spoke about the nomination process to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat on the Supreme Court, saying it's now "time for the Constitutional process" to begin. He also spoke about his tight re-election race to the U.S. Senate.
The Supreme Court held a memorial service for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Chief Justice Roberts and Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt from the Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, DC delivered remarks at the service.
The Senate Homeland Security Committee held a confirmation hearing for Chad Wolf to be the next homeland security secretary. The acting secretary addressed topics from foreign interference in U.S. elections to human trafficking.
President Trump held a news conference from the briefing room at the White House. While speaking about the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic and the progress made towards a vaccine, the president announced that the administration awarded $200 million in CARES Act funding to all 50 states in order to pay for the distribution of the vaccine, once approved and ready. When asked about Democrat support for his Supreme Court nominee, President Trump said "I can't imagine why a Democrat wouldn't vote for this person." Citing an emergency phone call, the president left the news conference early while questions regarding Breonna Taylor were shouted at him.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) spoke with the Family Research Council's 2020 Values Voter Summit. During a brief conversation, he spoke about the nomination process to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat on the Supreme Court, saying it's now "time for the Constitutional process" to begin. He also spoke about his tight re-election race to the U.S. Senate.
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden delivered remarks at a campaign event in Charlotte, NC. At the Black Economic Summit, Biden answered questions from the audience on matters such as housing, black owned businesses, and funding for historically black colleges and universities.
