If confirmed by the Senate, Rouse and Fudge will play integral roles in Biden’s efforts to repair the damage of the coronavirus recession while pushing for a strong and equitable recovery.
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“Rep. Fudge and Dr. Rouse will bring expertise and empathy to these jobs. And these two Black women, with deep ties to Ohio and the industrial heartland, will bring important perspective and life experience to the management of our economy – perspective that has been sorely lacking,” said Sen. Sherrod Brown
Fudge would lead HUD’s efforts to prevent millions of families currently protected under federal foreclosure and eviction bans from homelessness once those protections expire. She would also run point on the Biden administration’s efforts to expand affordable housing, fight housing discrimination and improve the nation’s public housing supply.
By Alexander Bolton - 02/04/21 06:00 AM EST
Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough will soon play a crucial role in determining whether President Biden’s proposal to increase the minimum wage and other components of his $1.9 trillion relief package make it through Congress.
As legislative referee, MacDonough is tasked with deciding if provisions like raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour are allowed to pass the Senate with a simple-majority vote under a special process known as budget reconciliation.
The parliamentarian will pass judgment on what elements of Biden’s plan comply with the Byrd Rule, which lays out detailed requirements for protecting legislation from filibusters through the reconciliation process.