The White House on Friday said President Biden
Parker’s nomination comes as OSHA finds itself in the middle of the debate over whether the White House should issue an emergency temporary standard for workplace protections against the coronavirus.
Biden had initially given his Labor Department a March 15 deadline to determine if such a standard was needed, but Labor Secretary Marty Walsh
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Before leading California s Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Parker worked at the Mine Safety and Health Administration during the Obama administration. Before joining the government, Parker was a partner at the law firm Mooney, Green, Saindon, Murphy and Welch, in Washington.
At a time when the U.S. already spends more on the military than the next 12 nations combined, it is time for us to take a serious look at the massive cost over-runs, the waste and fraud that currently exists at the Pentagon, Sanders said.
Sanders s words carry extra weight given his position at the head of the Budget Committee and as a progressive leader in the Democratic Party.
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He joins a slew of progressives in speaking out against the proposed 1.7 percent boost in defense spending. We need a fundamental shift in how we address national security issues and invest in climate action and pandemic response, said Rep. Ro Khanna
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He believes that’s a decision Justice Breyer will make when he decides it’s time to no longer serve on the Supreme Court,” Psaki told reporters, adding that she was not aware of any conversations between Biden and Supreme Court justices since his inauguration.
Demand Justice, an advocacy group led by a former top aide to Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer
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“We are now firmly in the window when past justices have announced their retirement, so it s officially worrisome that Justice Breyer has not said yet that he will step down. The only responsible choice for Justice Breyer is to immediately announce his retirement so President Biden can quickly nominate the first-ever Black woman Supreme Court justice,” said Brian Fallon, the executive director of Demand Justice and a former top aide to Schumer.
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“Over the past decade, China’s defense spending has increased by $200 billion while America’s decreased by $400 billion. China’s military investments match its desire to out-compete America and hold our military forces at risk,” they wrote. “President Biden’s defense spending cut doesn’t even keep up with inflation.”
Biden has proposed a hearty 16 percent increase in nondefense spending by mapping out a $769 billion nondefense budget that represents a $105 billion increase over current levels.
He would increase the defense budget 1.7 percent to $753 billion, an increase of $12.3 billion.
“If President Biden’s support for America’s military matched his zeal for spending at home, China would get nowhere close to overtaking us,” the Republican senators wrote. “President Biden’s budget proposal cuts defense spending, sending a terrible signal not only to our adversaries in Beijing and Moscow, but also to our allies and partners.”