Canadian Senate Speaker Skips P20 Summit in India
Canadian Senate Speaker Raymonde Gagne's absence at the P20 Summit in India reflects strained relations amid India's G20 Presidency.
Canadian Senate Speaker Raymonde Gagne's absence at the P20 Summit in India reflects strained relations amid India's G20 Presidency.
Chaudhary won the mandate by a vote of 65-29 as he became a part of one of the top civilian leadership positions in the Pentagon.
Democrats used a fast-track legislative process known as reconciliation to pass the measure in the face of unanimous opposition from Republicans.
After months of negotiations, a bipartisan group of senators reached an agreement on a $1.2-trillion infrastructure bill.
As the Senators are set to resume a weekend session toward passage of a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, momentum…
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on Saturday that Republicans want more amendment votes before a final vote.
On infrastructure, senators from both parties met on Tuesday evening and their bipartisan deal appeared back on track, after days of disputes.
Biden praised Senate Democrats for standing together “against the ongoing assault of voter suppression that represents a Jim Crow era in the 21st Century”
The House of Representatives ~ controlled by Mr Biden’s Democrats ~ is expected to approve the Bill when it comes up. Despite the Republican stand, Mr Biden has described the Senate vote as “one more giant step forward” in delivering the promise to help people.
In a Senate having 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans at the moment, the vote was 43 not guilty to 57 guilty, ten fewer than the 67 guilty votes needed to convict.
