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Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). Photo credit: Francis Chung/E&E News
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) during a remembrance ceremony for the victims of COVID-19. Francis Chung/E&E News
Senate Democrats this week will have to decide whether to push the limits of budget reconciliation to raise the federal minimum wage in the COVID-19 relief bill in what is being viewed as a test case for the upcoming economic recovery package focused on infrastructure.
In a blow to Democrats last week, the Senate parliamentarian ruled that including the $15 federal minimum wage increase in the pandemic bill would violate the Byrd rule, which prescribes the scope of what can pass under budget reconciliation. The process allows certain measures to pass by simple majority in the Senate.
Robinhood took out full-page ad in Tuesday s Times saying it is humbled
Online brokerage faces scrutiny after limiting the purchase of certain stocks
Robinhood struggled to meet deposit requirements at clearinghouses last week
Now executives will have to appear before Congress in hearings on the matter
It came as small investors on Reddit drove a buying frenzy in meme stocks
GameStop shares dropped in early trading Tuesday, as AMC and silver also slid