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Senate confirms Brainard as Fed vice chair but COVID-19 trips Democrats on Cook vote - Roll Call

Lisa Cook, who would become the first Black woman to join the Fed board, encountered another obstacle in COVID-19 cases among Democrats.

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Biden Administration Dodges Marijuana Decriminalization Question: Will Joe Legalize It?

The unofficial marijuana holiday 4/20 on Wednesday once again stirred up discussion among top lawmakers and officials in the U.S. about the drug's legal status.

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Biden to nominate crisis veteran Barr as fed banking supervisor

President Joe Biden will nominate Michael Barr, a Treasury Department veteran and one of the architects of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, as the U.S. Federal Reserve’s chief banking supervisor.

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Biden will nominate Michael Barr as Fed’s banking supervisor

President Joe Biden will nominate Michael Barr, a Treasury Department veteran and one of the architects of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, as the U.S. Federal Reserve’s chief banking supervisor.

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Biden picks Michael Barr for Fed's bank regulation post

President Joe Biden says he plans to nominate Michael Barr to be the Federal Reserve’s vice chairman of supervision

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Who Is Standing In The Way Of Marijuana Legalization? GOP Support For Cannabis Growing Though Slowly

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) recently revealed that in a joint effort with his colleagues, he plans to reach out to Republican senators to find out what "they want" to see included in

Benzinga

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 17 (April 7, 2022)

In this issue: 48 candidates running in Alaska’s special U.S. House election and a rundown of recent Senate forums in Pennsylvania

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Senate dining workers avert layoffs and will ‘keep fighting’ - Roll Call

“They may treat you like you’re expendable, but you are essential workers,” Sen. Sherrod Brown said as dining employees picketed.

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Obama and Biden reunite to tout signature health care law - Roll Call

President Obama returned to the White House Tuesday to celebrate the Affordable Care Act with his former vice president, Joe Biden.

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They work in the halls of power. But Senate dining workers are ‘still struggling’ - Roll Call

“I’ve known the senators for so many years,” one dining worker says. “But they don’t know what happens, really, with us.”

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Windfall profits tax, consumer rebate options under discussion

WASHINGTON — Senate Finance Committee Democrats are discussing ways to tax large oil and gas companies’ excess profits that could be tied to the recent spike in global crude oil prices and use the revenue to provide financial support to consumers impacted by higher costs at the pump.

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Windfall profits tax, consumer rebate options under discussion - Roll Call

Driven by sharply higher gas prices, Democrats are discussing ways to tax large oil and gas companies' excess profits and return the money to consumers.

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Senate Banking advances Powell, two other Fed nominees after Raskin withdrawal - Roll Call

Senate Banking Republicans provided the quorum the panel needed Wednesday to vote on Fed Chair Jerome Powell and other nominees.

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Raskin’s nomination takes a hit as Manchin backs separate Fed votes

Sarah Bloom Raskin’s nomination to be Federal Reserve vice chair of supervision has taken another hit as key Senate Democrat Joe Manchin suggests President Joe Biden’s other four central bank nominees move forward without her.

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Senators argue against private facial recognition for unemployment insurance proof of identity

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) published a letter to the U.S. labor secretary on Feb. 15 arguing against the outsourcing of facial recognition and identity verification for unemployment insurance benefits to the private sector.

Reuters

Putin to be hit with new U.S. sanctions -Bloomberg reporter, citing Senator Sherrod Brown

Russian President Vladimir Putin will be hit personally with sanctions by the United States, a Bloomberg reporter said on Twitter, citing Senator Sherrod Brown.

Roll Call

How do you solve a problem like a Republican boycott? - Roll Call

Senate Republicans have flexed their minority power to stop the confirmation process for several of President Joe Biden’s nominees.

The Guardian - US

Texas sues Biden administration to stop mask mandates on planes – as it happened

State attorney general challenges CDC mask rules on transport – follow all the day’s politics news

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Jury finds New York Times did not defame Sarah Palin – as it happened

Former Republican vice-presidential nominee sued the newspaper in 2017 claiming an editorial damaged her career

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Senate Banking Democrats back Fed nominees, but GOP absence means it won't count - Roll Call

Senate Banking Republicans skipped a vote Tuesday on five Fed nominees to block Sarah Bloom Raskin's advance.

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Fed nominee Raskin defends climate views at Senate hearing - Roll Call

Senate Banking Republicans pressed Fed nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin on her climate views in a confirmation hearing.

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