Friday, July 16, 2021
Dems to Push PRO Act in Massive Legislative Package. Congressional Democrats this week announced that they would unilaterally advance a $3.5 trillion “human infrastructure” package (providing for paid family and medical leave, Medicare expansion, and universal prekindergarten education, among other things) along with a bipartisan “traditional infrastructure” package (addressing roads, bridges, passenger and freight rail, waterways, etc.) in the coming weeks.
Here is what’s happening.
Process matters. First, the infrastructure “deal” is an agreement between Democratic leaders on a top-line budget number, but rank-and-file Democrats in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives will still need to approve it. In the Senate, there is no room for error, as one Democratic defector could scuttle the whole thing. There is more wiggle room in the House, but not much Speaker Nancy Pelosi can afford to lose only three votes. Second, the
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Indian-American Seema Nanda new solicitor for US labour department
A former CEO of the Democratic National Committee who also served in the Department of Labour during the Obama Administration, Nanda was confirmed by the Senate with 53-46 votes on Wednesday. Nanda is presently a fellow at Harvard Law School s Labour and Worklife Programme (Source: PTI) PTI
Updated Jul 16, 2021, 7:55 AM IST
The United States Senate has confirmed Indian-American Seema Nanda as the solicitor for the Department of Labour.
A former CEO of the Democratic National Committee who also served in the Department of Labour during the Obama Administration, Nanda was confirmed by the Senate with 53-46 votes on Wednesday.