Hoyer to House members on House Nov & Dec floor schedule:s "Members should be prepared to be in session past Dec 10th if needed to complete our work.vOur top priority continues to be enacting legislation to provide relief for those experiencing economic hardship due to COVID-19."
House floor agenda for Nov 16-20,members' 1st week back,will include legislation to reauthorize Nat'l Apprenticeship Act. Off the floor, Members-elect participate in New Member Orientation & leadership elections take place for both Democrats & Republicans for the 117th Congress.
House floor December agenda per Hoyer:
- Omnibus spending bill to fund gov't for remainder of FY2021 to prevent a gov't shutdown before Dec 11th
- Final versions of conference reports for Nat'l Defense Authorization Act (#FY21NDAA) & Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)
Hoyer: "House will vote on MORE Act to decriminalize cannabis & expunge convictions for non-violent cannabis offenses that have prevented many Americans from getting jobs, applying for credit and loans, & accessing opportunities that make it possible to get ahead in our economy."
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Sen. Murphy (D-CT):"There is an epidemic of delusion that is spreading out from WH & infecting the entire Republican Party in wake of this election,& it presents a real threat to this country. President Trump didn't win the election. Every single one of my colleagues knows this."
Murphy (D-CT): "So far, there is no evidence that Congressional Republicans are ever going to step away from President Trump's delusional assault on democracy. Senator McConnell said this week the President is 'within his rights' to fight the election. That is, of course, true."
Murphy (D-CT): "The President can keep filing frivolous legal challenges if he wants. We're not going to stop him from doing that. But just because he has the right to mount these legal challenges, that doesn't mean that Republicans here have to support him in those efforts."
McConnell begins his Senate floor remarks on President Trump's firing of Defense Secretary Mark Esper:"Yesterday, the President informed us that Secretary Mark Esper's tenure leading the Department of Defense has concluded."
McConnell on Esper: "Secretary brought integrity, expertise, & steady leadership to the Pentagon's top job..I'm grateful for his work to..implement Trump Admin's new nat'l defense strategy to address the challenges of our time..The country is grateful for his career of service."
McConnell: "I expect to speak with Acting (Defense) Secretary Miller soon to discuss the serious threats facing our country, whether from foreign terrorists or great powers like China and Russia who may seek to exploit a period of uncertainty."
Senate Appropriations Cmte Chair Richard Shelby today released the text of all 12 of its FY21 federal spending bills and its subcommittee allocations, ahead of talks with the House to avert December 11th government shutdown.
Shelby:“By and large,these bills are the product of bipartisan cooperation among mbrs of the cmte. As negotiations w/the House begin in earnest,I look fwd to working with Chairwoman Lowey, Vice Chair Leahy, & Ranking Mbr Granger to resolve our differences in a bipartisan manner."
Shelby: "Time after time, we have demonstrated our willingness to work together and get the job done. We have before us the opportunity to deliver for the American people once again.”
US Supreme Court this morning hears oral argument challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, 2010 federal health care law, with all 9 Justices including newly-sworn in Justice Amy Coney Barrett. @cspan, @cspanradio and online. c-span.org/video/?471185-…
Hoyer ahead of today's Supreme Court ACA oral argument: "It is unconscionable that Republicans would put so much energy into trying to take health care access away from millions of Americans in the middle of a deadly pandemic."
Hoyer: "With the unprecedented confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett, they broke their own standards in order to stack the Supreme Court against the Affordable Care Act and all those it protects."
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe testifies at Senate Judiciary Committee hearing chaired by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on FBI Russia investigation. c-span.org/video/?477817-…@cspan 3, @cspanradio and online.
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is sworn in virtually at Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI Russia probe.
President Trump on Andrew McCabe as he testifies at Senate Judiciary Cmte hearing.
Pelosi on Bustos not running again for DCCC Chair: “It is with great admiration and gratitude that I recognize the leadership of Cheri Bustos as chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee."
Pelosi: “Strengthened by the values of the heartland, Chairwoman Bustos shaped a mainstream message, mobilized effectively and attracted the resources to do so."