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Legal Experts Expect Biden’s Health Care Worker Vaccine Mandate to Hold Up in Court Last week on Thursday (November 4), the Biden administration released two vaccine mandates, one for health care workers in facilities paid by Medicare and/Medicaid, expected to affect 17 million workers, and one from OSHA for companies that employ a certain number…

Bipartisan Infrastructure Package/Build Back Better Act   Last Friday (Nov. 5), the House passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package (BIF), 228-206. There were 13 Republicans who voted for the package and six Democrats who voted against it. The Senate passed the bill back in August and President Joe Biden will sign BIF on Monday (Nov. 15).[1] The package…

Biden-Xi Meeting   On Friday (Nov. 12), the White House announced President Biden will meet virtually with China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday (Nov. 15). The two leaders are expected to discuss a potential military conflict over Taiwan.[1]  “[Biden and Xi] will discuss ways to responsibly manage the competition between the United States and the PRC,…

Bipartisan Infrastructure Package/Build Back Better Act On Friday (Nov. 5), the House passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package (BIF), 228-206. There were 13 Republicans who voted for the package and six Democrats who voted against it. The Senate passed the bill back in August President Biden will sign BIF on Monday (Nov. 15). BIF makes significant…

Congress   Great Lakes Task Force   On Friday (Jan. 8), the bipartisan Great Lakes Task Force sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Rickey James and laid out its priorities for the 117th Congress.   The letter urged the Army Corp of Engineers to efficiently utilize the additional $145…

Boeing-Airbus  On Tuesday (Jan. 12), the French Economic Ministry said new U.S. tariffs imposed on aircraft parts and other products over the Boeing-Airbus were “illegitimate under WTO law.”  French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said France has asked the European Commission for a compensation fund due to U.S. tariffs.[1]  On Thursday (Jan. 14), Director of…

Congress   Yellen Confirmation   On Tuesday (Jan. 19), the Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing on the nomination of Janet Yellen for Secretary of Treasury. Some Republican Senators have already said they will support her nomination. If confirmed, Yellen will be the first woman to serve as Treasury Secretary.[1]   Impeachment   On…

House Impeaches Trump, Senate Moves Forward on Nominations On Wednesday (Jan. 13), the House voted 232-197 to impeach President Trump for “inciting violence against the government of the United States.” House Republican Conference Chairman Liz Cheney (WY) and nine other House Republicans voted with Democrats for the one article of impeachment. Senate Majority Leader Mitch…

Biden-Harris Transition   This week, President-elect Joe Biden announced the following nominees and appointees:   Merrick Garland, Attorney General Currently serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce Currently serves as the Governor of Rhode Island Marty Walsh, Secretary of Labor Currently serves as the Mayor of Boston,…

Biden-Harris Transition This week, President-elect Joe Biden announced the following nominees and appointees:  Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce Currently serves as the Governor of Rhode Island Marty Walsh,Secretary of Labor Currently serves as the Mayor of Boston, MA Merrick Garland,Attorney General Currently serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Don Graves,…